Safeguarding Officer
Level 3
A Safeguarding Officer Assessment Organisation is an approved company responsible for providing apprenticeship assessments in the Social Care and Protection sector. As an assessment organisation, we ensure that apprentices meet the standards and competencies outlined in the relevant apprenticeship standards.
What the Role Entails
Safeguarding Support Officers work alongside designated safeguarding leads to support and enable their employing organisation to safeguard the vulnerable populations they work with. A Safeguarding Support Officer will be the first point of contact for safeguarding concerns, conducting initial risk assessments, triaging, and signposting to the most appropriate person or external agency if appropriate. They will maintain accurate documentation of decisions and advice given, according to relevant policies. This occupation is found in a range of public, private, and voluntary sector organisations to support statutory safeguarding responsibilities, demonstrating how organisations work to protect an individual’s health, wellbeing, and human rights; enabling individuals to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect.
Components of the Safeguarding Officer Assessment
Order of assessment methods
The assessment methods can be delivered in any order. The result of one assessment method does not need to be known before starting the next.
Performance in the Assessments determines the overall grade of:
• Fail
• Pass
• Merit
• Distinction
Professional discussion supported by a portfolio of evidence
This is a formal two-way conversation lasting 60 minutes. The assessor will ask a minimum of 12 questions allowing the apprentice to demonstrate their competency of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours mapped to this assessment method in the apprenticeship standard. The professional discussion is graded as Fail, Pass or Distinction.
Presentation with Questions
In the presentation with questions, the apprentice delivers a presentation to an independent assessor on a set subject. The independent assessor must ask questions after the presentation. It gives the apprentice the opportunity to demonstrate the KSBs mapped to this assessment method.
The presentation and questions must last 45 minutes. This will typically include a presentation of 25 minutes and questioning lasting 20 minutes. The assessor will ask a minimum of 8 questions. The presentations with questions is graded as Fail, Pass or Distinction.
Simple, Easy-to-use Online Platform
Our platform (epaPRO) is user-friendly and offers a one-stop solution for registering apprentices, engaging with the team, accessing resources, and monitoring progress.
Dedicated
Co-ordinator
Once your apprentice is registered, you'll have a dedicated co-ordinator to assist you with any queries you may have
Free Resits/
Retakes
Steadfast Assessment provides free resits for online assessments in line with the requirements of the relevant assessment plan.
Detailed
Feedback
All our assessments are undertaken remotely unless face to face is specifically required by the relevant assessment plan.