Safeguarding Trainer

Location: Home-based with national travel as required Contract: Permanent Hours: 37 Hours

Salary: £29,880 - £38,180

Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band.

About Waythrough

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.

Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.

Make a real difference in your community

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.

As a Safeguarding Trainer at Waythrough you will deliver high-quality safeguarding training that builds understanding, confidence and competence to work safely and effectively with service users.

This role supports the development of a trauma-informed safeguarding culture by delivering consistent and reflective learning experiences across regions and services.

You'll:

• Deliver high-quality safeguarding training to a range of employee groups.

• Facilitate engaging and inclusive learning experiences that build confidence and competence.

• Deliver training aligned with safeguarding legislation, organisational policies and trauma-informed practice.

• Adapt training delivery to meet different learning styles, service settings and operational needs.

• Work closely with safeguarding specialists, managers and learning colleagues to support workforce development.

• Track attendance, learner feedback and training outcomes to support compliance and continuous improvement.

• Responsible for contributing to insights and observations to inform safeguarding trends and learning needs and ensuring training content is accurate, up-to-date, and responsive to trends or emerging risks..

• Promote a learning culture where staff feel empowered to raise concerns and seek support.

• Partner with operational colleagues to understand real-world safeguarding challenges and tailor training to reflect this.

We're particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have:

• Strong safeguarding knowledge and practical understanding of safeguarding adults and/or children.

• Operational experience and understand service needs (desirable)

• Knowledge and experience within the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) arena.

• Experience delivering training, workshops or learning sessions to groups would be advantageous but is not essential as training can be provided

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

• Experience working in health, social care, community services or a related environment.

Please note interview will be held virtually on 27th November 2026.

If you're passionate about safeguarding, confident in delivering impactful learning, and want to help shape a culture where people can thrive safely, we'd love to hear from you.

What We Offer

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:

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27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)

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Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%

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Life assurance (3× annual salary)

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Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay

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Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave

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Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications

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24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme

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Recognition and long service awards via our Way to Go and Aspirations portals

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£500 Recommend a Friend bonus

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Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership

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Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good

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Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year

Inclusion and accessibility

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.

We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation