Safeguarding Support Officer

Job Introduction

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen at North Herts Council to help ensure we safeguard and protect our most vulnerable service users. The Safeguarding Support Officer works alongside the Safeguarding Team Leader and other colleagues across the organisation to ensure we protect children and adults throughout our services.

Whether you have worked in local government or other sectors, we are looking for someone with passion, commitment and transferrable skills and knowledge who has worked with complex cases and supported vulnerable individuals and families. If you’re keen to learn, you will be supported to gain experience and knowledge and access excellent learning and development opportunities.

North Hertfordshire is a large rural district with approximately 125,000 residents with four historic towns, Hitchin, Baldock, Royston and Letchworth Garden City. The Council has a clear vision: We put people first and deliver sustainable services, to enable a brighter future together.

The experience you will bring:

• Ensuring safeguarding policies take into account local and national changes
• Supporting the learning and development of colleagues so that they too can safeguard our most vulnerable service users
• Developing strong relationships with partners to enable multi agency working
• Maintaining accurate records of all safeguarding incidents and referrals
• Advocating the importance of adherence to safeguarding protocols with colleagues at all levels
• Enabling organisations to continually improve safeguarding practice through the completion of audits and organisation wide action planning

Please note, the successful applicant for the above post will be background checked with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About Us

North Hertfordshire is a large rural district with approximately 125,000 residents with four historic towns, Hitchin, Baldock, Royston and Letchworth Garden City. The Council have four priorities: Thriving Communities, Accessible Services, Responsible Growth and Sustainability. The Council Plan sets out our key priorities and themes for the next five years. The North Herts Values define how we as colleagues work with each other, and we strive to be: Adaptable, Inclusive, Learning, Listening, Together.

Why work with us?

We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in our recruitment practices and in our employment policies. We want our employees to feel safe to express themselves and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of talents. We are dedicated to promoting a healthy work/life balance, valuing our employees, and enabling them to make a difference to the local community.

At North Herts Council we are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and we guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum requirements for the job.

Please note that all our vacancies require you to live and work in the UK, and selection interviews are face to face in our Letchworth offices or other nearby council sites.

If you would like an informal chat about the post, you can contact Reuben Ayavoo, Policy & Community Manager on 01462 474212.

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Hybrid working:Flexibility with homeworking and office-based days

Working pattern: This job is open to flexible working patterns and working hours

Contract: Fixed term maternity cover starting in September 2026

Closing Date: Midnight on 15th June 2026

Interviews: 1st July 2026