Safeguarding Officer

We are excited to have four new vacancies for Safeguarding Officers to join our brilliant team here at RBL.

These four newly created roles will be a core part of our recently expanded Safeguarding team who are vital to the work that we do by enabling a robust culture of safeguarding across RBL. This team supports all RBL staff, volunteers and members to recognise and raise all safeguarding concerns to protect our beneficiaries and residents and protect the reputation of the RBL group.

These roles will sit at the heart of this team and are an excellent opportunity for someone with a keen interest to use previous experience in this field to continue their career in Safeguarding within an established and successful team, who will in turn provide you with the chance to gain practical experience and support you to undertake further professional qualifications.

Reporting to one of our Safeguarding Managers, key responsibilities will include:

·       Supporting frontline staff to recognise and report safeguarding incidents to the safeguarding team

·       Receiving safeguarding concerns and coordinating immediate and considered responses in line with required Key Performance Indicators

·       Completing referrals to external statutory agencies, liaising with them to ensure coordinated actions and record all actions on RBL systems

·       Establishing and maintaining relationships internally with frontline beneficiary facing staff (volunteers, members and public facing members of staff and volunteers) and externally with statutory agencies (eg. Local Authorities, NHS, Police)

·       Providing advice and guidance encouraging continued learning, sharing of good practice and embedding a culture of safeguarding across RBL

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

You will have demonstrable experience in the field of Safeguarding Adults and Children, with knowledge of safeguarding policies, procedures, codes of practice, legislation and governance. You will be experienced in working with highly sensitive material in a confidential way, and be confident in completing statutory referrals and challenges. You will have excellent IT skills (specifically Microsoft Office) and be an excellent problem solver with the ability to develop and maintain trust and effective work relations internally and externally.

You will be contracted to your home address, and you will perform most of your work remotely there, with occasional travel (incl. for monthly team meetings).

The successful applicant will require an Enhanced DBS with Adult Workforce check to be undertaken as part of the pre employment checks process.

Employee benefits include –

·       28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days

·       Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 10%

·       Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role

·       Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

·       Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives

·       Opportunities to volunteer

·       Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert. Our shortlisting is performed on the evidence provided in your application against the Essential and Desirable criteria in the Person Specification.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

Interview Date(s):      First Stage (virtual): week commencing 30th March 2026

                                    Second Stage (virtual): week commencing 13th April 2026

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.