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City of London (Hybrid) 0.98 miles
Up to £40677.00 per annum
Full-time
Job description

Do you want to play a leading role in strengthening safeguarding practice for victims, witnesses and survivors across England and Wales?

Victim Support is looking for an experienced safeguarding professional to join us as National Safeguarding Practice Lead. This is a key national role focused on embedding excellent, trauma-informed and inclusive safeguarding practice across all our services.

What we offer:

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

  • Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
  • Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
  • Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
  • Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
  • Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
  • Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
  • Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
  • Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
  • Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
  • Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
  • Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.


About the role:

You will act as the operational lead for safeguarding practice, working closely with Operational Leads, Designated Safeguarding Officers (DSOs) and senior colleagues to drive quality, consistency and continuous improvement. Regular travel across England and Wales expected.

You will:

  • Lead the development and improvement of national safeguarding practice, guidance, tools and processes.
  • Ensure safeguarding is embedded across all services, aligned to the VS Service Model and EDI commitments.
  • Develop and review safeguarding procedures and resources, keeping them accurate, accessible and legally compliant.
  • Deliver the Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) Forum and other safeguarding networks.
  • Support safeguarding training, learning resources and awareness activity.
  • Provide expert advice on safeguarding queries and oversee appropriate escalation.
  • Monitor safeguarding activity and contribute to audits and assurance.
  • Embed safeguarding into service design, digital and innovation projects.


About you:

You will bring strong safeguarding expertise and the confidence to influence practice across a complex organisation.

You will have:

  • Extensive knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and adults.
  • Proven experience of developing safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance.
  • Experience of delivering training and supporting practice development.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • A good understanding of trauma-informed and inclusive practice.
  • Emotional resilience to work with traumatic material.

About Us:

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.

How to apply:


To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.


We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.



Organisation
Victim Support View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size More than 1000
Posted on: 16 April 2026
Closing date: 14 May 2026 at 08:44
Job ref: 6682
Tags: Social / Support Work