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Help4Homeless is looking for a volunteer Safeguarding Lead to help us make sure our volunteers, activities and the people we support are protected by strong, practical safeguarding procedures.

As we relaunch Help4Homeless and prepare for our Winter 2026 campaign in Peterborough, we are strengthening the policies and systems behind our work. We are looking for someone with safeguarding knowledge or experience who can take the lead on this important area.

Help4Homeless is a small organisation supporting people experiencing homelessness and hardship. Our work can involve volunteers interacting directly with people who may be vulnerable, so we want safeguarding to be taken seriously and properly embedded into everything we do.

What you'll be doing

As our Safeguarding Lead, you will:

• Act as the main point of contact for safeguarding within Help4Homeless
• Help review and improve our safeguarding policy and procedures
• Provide guidance to volunteers and the wider team on safeguarding matters
• Receive and appropriately respond to safeguarding concerns
• Ensure concerns and decisions are recorded appropriately and confidentially
• Help determine when concerns need to be referred or escalated to external safeguarding services
• Support safeguarding risk assessments for campaigns, events and outreach activities
• Help establish clear boundaries and safe working practices for volunteers
• Help us make sure volunteers understand how to recognise and report safeguarding concerns
• Advise the organisation's leadership on safeguarding risks and improvements
• Help review safeguarding arrangements following incidents or concerns
• Support the development of simple safeguarding briefings or training for volunteers
• Work with trustees and senior volunteers where safeguarding issues require governance oversight

You will not be expected to investigate allegations yourself or act as an emergency service. The role is about making sure concerns are recognised, recorded, responded to and escalated appropriately.

Who we're looking for

We'd particularly like to hear from people with experience or knowledge in areas such as:

• Safeguarding adults or children
• Social care
• Housing or homelessness services
• Health or mental health services
• Youth work
• Education
• Community services
• Domestic abuse or exploitation services
• Charity or voluntary-sector safeguarding

Previous experience as a Designated Safeguarding Lead would be particularly useful, but we are open to applicants with other strong and relevant safeguarding experience.

We're looking for somebody who is calm, approachable and able to handle sensitive information appropriately. You should be comfortable making decisions about when concerns need to be escalated and understand the importance of confidentiality, professional boundaries and accurate record keeping.

About the role

This is an unpaid volunteer position.

The role is primarily remote, although there may occasionally be opportunities or reasons to attend activities in Peterborough.

We estimate the normal commitment at around 2–4 hours per month, although safeguarding issues can arise unexpectedly, so some flexibility would be helpful.

Reasonable, pre-agreed expenses incurred while carrying out the role can be reimbursed.

Because this is a safeguarding position, we may carry out appropriate checks before appointment depending on the activities the successful applicant will undertake. Any DBS eligibility would be assessed against the actual duties of the role rather than assumed automatically.

Why join us?

Help4Homeless is currently entering a new stage of its development.

Our Winter 2026 campaign aims to provide at least 100 Winter Wellbeing Packs to people experiencing homelessness and hardship across Peterborough, while we also rebuild our volunteer team, develop new community partnerships and strengthen the way the organisation operates.

This is an opportunity to have a genuine influence on how safeguarding is built into a small organisation as it grows, rather than simply stepping into an already established system.

You'll work directly with the Founder and wider Help4Homeless team to help us make sure that growth happens safely and responsibly.