Student Experience & Safeguarding Officer
Closing in 29 days (13 August 2026 11:59 pm)
Job details
Salary: £25,906 - £27,602 per annum Scale 6 Actual
Employer: University Centre Somerset College Group
Location: Taunton, Somerset,
Contract type: Permanent, Term time
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 13 August 2026 11:59 pm
About the job
What will I be doing?
Based at Taunton College, the Student Experience & Safeguarding Officer plays a pivotal role in coordinating wellbeing and safeguarding support for students across the College.
Working closely with the Safeguarding Team Leader, the Student Experience & Safeguarding Officer is responsible for triaging referrals, ensuring timely and appropriate support is provided, and maintaining a calm and effective approach under pressure.
This role is central to supporting students – particularly those from vulnerable groups – by addressing a wide range of issues that may affect their learning and overall college experience.
The Student Experience & Safeguarding Officer provides one-to-one and group guidance and mentoring, signposting students to internal services or external agencies, helping to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment across the college group.
What is in it for me?
UCS College Group offer a range of fantastic employee benefits (pro rata for part time staff) including:
- Generous pension scheme
- Competitive holiday entitlement
- Dedicated CPD days
- 2 wellbeing days
- 2-week Christmas closure
- On-site discounted gym
- Free parking
- UCS Extra discount package, this includes top retailers, supermarkets, holidays, entertainment packages and much more!
Supporting documents and information
UCS College Group is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We are also a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments. We encourage everyone to apply who wishes to and we believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity.