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Unite with the professionals dedicated to supporting London's youth
Join us and be part of a passionate team shaping safer futures for children and young people.
If you’re driven to make a difference and want to be part of a culture that truly values its people, Safer London is your next step.
Whether you're working directly with young Londoners or supporting behind the scenes, you’ll be part of a team that’s driven by purpose. At Safer London, we’ll support you to grow, thrive and unlock your potential - because when you do, so do the children and young people we’re here for.
Why work with us?
- 4-day working week at full pay - giving you more time to recharge without compromising income or impact
- Remote-first culture - flexible working that fits around your life and helps you work at your best
- Inclusive environment - where every voice is heard, and diversity drives our strength
- Lower caseloads - caseworkers support up to 12 young people at a time, significantly fewer than other services
- Reflective practice sessions – safe, professional spaces to share, learn and grow together
Our benefits in full:
Safer London continually reviews its pay and offers a competitive benefits package to all employees, including the following benefits:
- 4-day/32-hour work week organisatyion - this means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Remote agile working - this means we have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces).
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- New modern offices.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- London Living Wage Employer.
- Enhanced family leave.
- Reduced caseloads compared to statutory services.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Free access to a confidential 24/7 helpline service with a specialist range of support and information.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of learning courses.
- Initial Annual Leave allowance of 28 days holiday, rising to 30 days after 3 years and 33 days after 5 years, plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays; part time employees receive a pro-rata entitlement. From April 1st, the annual leave benefit will be pro rata in line with a 32-hour working week.
Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion:
At Safer London we value diversity and we’re committed to creating an inclusive culture. That’s why we encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures. We welcome applications from minoritised communities, the LGBTQ+ community and individuals with disabilities (including hidden disabilities).
Our decisions are made by matching the skills and experience of applicants to roles, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Issues of racial justice are central to the work we do. We are fully committed to anti-racism and actively oppose systemic oppression of any form. We celebrate diversity and challenge inequality. As an organisation, we will proactively become part of the solution, since we are not prepared to sit back, do nothing, and be part of the problem.
Current Vacancies
Systems Training and Support Officer
Job title: Systems Training and Support Officer
Location: Agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 16 hours per week
Salary: £27,445 FTE (£13,722.50 actual)
Are you passionate about helping others thrive in their roles? Do you enjoy designing and delivering engaging training, and supporting users with online systems?
We’re looking for a committed and resilient individual to join our team and help improve the lives of young Londoners and their families. If you have experience supporting case recording systems and love creating high-quality training resources, we’d love to hear from you!
In this role, you’ll:
- Deliver training and support for users of our case recording system
- Run drop-in sessions and manage help desk queries
- Create effective training materials and e-learning modules
- Collaborate with colleagues to evaluate and improve training delivery
- Support system updates and user administration
Please see attached Candidate Pack for a detailed job description and list of main duties and responsibilities.
How to apply
To apply please complete the online application. Please note weare accepting CVs for this role
As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis.
As an agile working organisation, shortlisting will take place on a rolling basis and the closing date is subject to change at any time.
Our number one priority is keeping the young Londoners who use our services safe.
We’re committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for roles involving direct contact with Londoners who use our services.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete the online application form, please contact us at recruitment@saferlondon.org.uk
Please note we don’t accept CVs.
Due to the level of applications we receive we’re not able to respond to applicants who haven’t been shortlisted for interview. If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, then unfortunately you’ve not been shortlisted.