Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser

Introduction

The Diocese of Chichester is seeking a highly motivated and skilled part time Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to join our friendly and committed Diocesan Safeguarding Team. This is an important role supporting our mission to ensure the Church is a safe place for children, young people, and vulnerable adults across Sussex.

About the role:

Working closely with colleagues in the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, you will:

• Manage and support safeguarding casework in line with Church of England Codes of Practice and statutory guidance.
• Provide expert safeguarding advice to clergy, parish officers, and diocesan staff.
• Work collaboratively with statutory partners including Police, Children’s and Adult Services, Probation and other agencies, often attending strategy meetings and case conferences.
• Maintain accurate, timely case records using the National Safeguarding Case Management System.
• Promote healthy safeguarding cultures across the Diocese.

This role requires travel across the Diocese, along with some evening and occasional weekend work (TOIL provided).

About You - we are looking for someone with:

• Significant experience in safeguarding casework involving children and/or vulnerable adults.
• Up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based safeguarding practice.
• Experience of working with victims, survivors, and those who have caused harm.
• Strong understanding of risk assessment and managing safeguarding allegations.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders.
• High standards of confidentiality, professionalism, and personal resilience.
• Ability to support, coach and influence others to develop good safeguarding practice.
• Integrity, empathy and a strong commitment to safeguarding and equality.
• Sympathy with the aims and values of the Church of England.

For full details of the job please see the job description and person specification.    

What we offer:   

• A salary of £24,918 per annum (pro-rata FTE £41,522 pa) for 22.5 hours per week.
• Flexi-time and the opportunity to apply to use the DBF’s remote working policy to work from home for part of the week.      

• 0.6 pro-rata of 28 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional 2 privilege days leave per year.
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to counselling, GP appointments, financial and legal support. 

• Membership of the Church Worker’s Pension Scheme with a 15.1% employer contribution and an employee contribution between 0-6%.    
• Free parking, and the ride to work scheme and development opportunities.      

As an employer, and as a Church House team, our mutual values at work are to be Respectful, Professional, Flexible and Supportive. 

Chichester DBF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.  All post holders are expected to share this commitment and to comply with the relevant safeguarding policy. Our full safeguarding policy can be found here        

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and completion of the Church of England Confidential Declaration Form.   

To understand how the information you supply in your Confidential Declaration Form is used and your rights with respect to that data please read our privacy notice.  

For an information conversation about the role please contact the Director of Safeguarding, Colin Perkins (colin.perkins@chichester.anglican.org).  

Please apply via Pathways by midnight on 13^th April 2026.     

Interviews will be held at Church House, Hove on 23^rd April 2026.         

For more information about the Safeguarding Team at the Diocese of Chichester please visit https://safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org/