Level 3 Safeguarding Support Officer
This apprenticeship develops the knowledge and confidence to support organisations in fulfilling their safeguarding responsibilities. Safeguarding Support Officers play a vital role in protecting the health, wellbeing, and human rights of vulnerable people, ensuring they live free from harm, abuse, and neglect.
Learners gain practical skills to identify and respond to early signs of risk, promote professional curiosity, and work effectively with multi-agency partners to safeguard children, young people, and adults.
An employee in this occupation (safeguarding advisor, assistant, co-ordinator) will be responsible for responding and triaging initial safeguarding concerns. This includes investigating the concern, seeking advice as needed, and signposting or referring to the most appropriate person or organisation.
Safeguarding Support Officers assist practitioners in collating and assessing information and intelligence to prepare an accurate account of the safeguarding concerns, ensuring a high-quality referral is made and the most appropriate action is taken.
Apprenticeship Standard
The Apprenticeship Standard consists of:
-
Level 2 English Functional Skills (Optional - Employer Decision)
-
Level 2 Math's Functional Skills (Optional - Employer Decision)
The new Apprenticeship Standard developed by Trailblazer groups, which were led by employers in the industry are different and now have an End-Point Assessment which consists of:
-
Presentation with Questions
-
Professional Discussion
More information on the Safeguarding Support Officer Standard can be found by clicking here.