NSPCC Careers

Our teams

Our Organisational Safeguarding teams bring together three areas of specialist expertise, each providing a different perspective on how we strengthen safeguarding across the NSPCC.

Our Safeguarding Unit champions safeguarding at an organisational level. The team provides specialist oversight and advice, helping the NSPCC understand and manage strategic safeguarding risk and ensuring safeguarding remains central to organisational decision-making. They work with colleagues and leaders across the NSPCC, bringing expertise, challenge and perspective to complex issues and helping create a strong and consistent safeguarding culture.
Our Inspection Unit provides independent and objective assurance about the quality and safety of our services. Through inspection, the team looks carefully at how safeguarding risks are being managed and whether our services are working in the best interests of children and families. Their work helps us understand what is working well, where improvements are needed and what we can learn, creating valuable opportunities to strengthen practice across the organisation.
Our Quality and Practice team brings specialist social work expertise to the way we understand and improve practice. Our Consultant Social Workers support the delivery of our Quality Assurance Framework, working with colleagues to examine the quality of practice, identify learning and help embed improvement. They bring professional expertise alongside curiosity and constructive challenge, helping make sure learning translates into stronger practice for children.

What we’re looking for

Professional curiosity

Strong safeguarding practice starts with being willing to look beyond the obvious. You’ll ask thoughtful questions, explore what sits behind the information you’re given and remain open to different explanations. When something doesn’t quite make sense, you’ll be prepared to look further rather than accepting the easiest answer.

Courage to challenge

Safeguarding sometimes requires us to have difficult conversations. You’ll be comfortable raising concerns, questioning established practice and offering a different perspective when it matters. You’ll do that constructively and respectfully, recognising that good challenge is about helping us become stronger, not finding fault.

Sound and independent judgement

Our work often involves complex information where there may not be one straightforward answer. You’ll weigh evidence carefully, recognise different perspectives and use your professional expertise to reach considered conclusions. You’ll be able to maintain objectivity while understanding the real-world context behind the decisions and practices you review.

Integrity and accountability

Trust sits at the heart of safeguarding. You’ll take responsibility for the quality of your work, be open about what you find and act consistently with the standards we expect of ourselves. You’ll understand that doing the right thing can sometimes mean asking uncomfortable questions or bringing attention to something that needs to change.

Collaboration and influence

Providing independent challenge doesn’t mean working at a distance from the organisation. You’ll build trusted relationships with colleagues and leaders, communicate complex issues clearly and help others understand what strong safeguarding practice looks like. You’ll know how to challenge while bringing people with you, turning expertise and insight into meaningful improvement.

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The application process

What to expect when you apply for a role with the NSPCC

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Once you have created an account, you can dip in and out of this process and come back to it

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Please spend some time on the ‘Supporting Information’ section. Provide examples to evidence how your skills and experience meet our person specification, as we use ONLY this information to shortlist applicants for interviews.

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If you meet our person specification and declare a disability, you’ll automatically be shortlisted for interview

Make sure you fill in all of the mandatory sections in full

Did you know?
If you meet our person specification and declare a disability, you’ll automatically be shortlisted for interview

If not, you will
be invited to share your experience.

We’ll contact you either way to let you know if your application has been successful. If so, we’ll invite you to a panel interview.

If you’re through to interview, you should start gathering information you’ll need for the next stage of the process, like employment references and address history for the last five years

Did you know?
You can contact our People team on 0113 887 1122 if you have any questions about the process at this stage

We’ll contact you either way to let you know if your application has been successful. If so, we’ll invite you to a panel interview.

If not, you will be invited to share your experience

If you’re through to interview, you should start gathering information you’ll need for the next stage of the process, like employment references and address history for the last five years

Did you know?
You can contact our People team on 0113 887 1122 if you have any questions about the process at this stage

The interviews might be face-to-face or online, depending on the role

Our interview processes will explore your skills, knowledge and values – and this can be done over more than one stage.

We’ll always provide feedback to all applicants following their interview, whether successful or not

Did you know?
Our interview panels are made up of the hiring manager for the role and a range of other relevant professionals selected from across our organisation

Our interview processes will explore your skills, knowledge and values – and this can be done over more than one stage.

The interviews might be face-to-face or online, depending on the role

We’ll always provide feedback to all applicants following their interview, whether successful or not

Did you know?
Our interview panels are made up of the hiring manager for the role and a range of other relevant professionals selected from across our organisation

If you’re successful, we’ll give you a conditional offer, and ask for more info so we can complete our safeguarding checks and referencing procedures

You’ll hear directly from the hiring manager after your interview, with feedback if unsuccessful

You can contact your hiring manager directly at any point during this stage.

Did you know?
We do this for all roles – some are more in-depth than others – and we can’t make any final offers until these are completed

You’ll hear directly from the hiring manager after your interview, with feedback if unsuccessful

If you’re successful, we’ll give you a conditional offer, and ask for more info so we can complete our safeguarding checks and referencing procedures

You can contact your hiring manager directly at any point during this stage.

Did you know?
We do this for all roles – some are more in-depth than others – and we can’t make any final offers until these are completed

Due to the nature of our work, it is important we complete a variety of checks and vetting procedures, which will vary with each type of role.

While the referencing process is taking place, we’ll regularly update you on its status

We’ll also share a welcome pack, so you can start getting a feel for the role and our organisation before you start

Did you know?
We need to rely on third parties to complete criminal records checks, and this can cause delays outside of our control (sometimes around 6-8 weeks).

While the referencing process is taking place, we’ll regularly update you on its status

Due to the nature of our work, it is important we complete a variety of checks and vetting procedures, which will vary with each type of role.

We’ll also share a welcome pack, so you can start getting a feel for the role and our organisation before you start

Did you know?
We need to rely on third parties to complete criminal records checks, and this can cause delays outside of our control (sometimes around 6-8 weeks).

They’ll email you with all the details you need before you start, including your contract of employment and your start date

Your hiring manager will get back to you directly to confirm your final offer

You’ll receive an induction email – with a welcome message from our CEO, information on what to expect, your team, available training and groups you can join

Did you know?
Once you start, we’ll email you with a link to the ‘New starters’ page on our intranet, the Green.

Your hiring manager will get back to you directly to confirm your final offer

They’ll email you with all the details you need before you start, including your contract of employment and your start date

You’ll receive an induction email – with a welcome message from our CEO, information on what to expect, your team, available training and groups you can join

Did you know?
Once you start, we’ll email you with a link to the ‘New starters’ page on our intranet, the Green.

Our Directorates

Organisational Safeguarding

Our Directorates

Organisational Safeguarding

Driving safeguarding standards across the NSPCC, Organisational Safeguarding leads on strategy, quality, and inspection to protect children everywhere. They help shape policy, champion best practice, and ensures every child is safe.

Tracey Holdsworth

Executive Director of Organisational Safeguarding

Why join Organisational Safeguarding?

About Organisational Safeguarding

Our teams

What we’re looking for

Professional curiosity

Courage to challenge

Sound and independent judgement

Integrity and accountability

Collaboration and influence

The application process

What to expect when you apply for a role with the NSPCC

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Our Directorates

Organisational Safeguarding

Our Directorates

Organisational Safeguarding

Driving safeguarding standards across the NSPCC, Organisational Safeguarding leads on strategy, quality, and inspection to protect children everywhere. They help shape policy, champion best practice, and ensures every child is safe.

Tracey Holdsworth

Executive Director of Organisational Safeguarding

Why join Organisational Safeguarding?

About Organisational Safeguarding

Our teams

What we’re looking for

Professional curiosity

Courage to challenge

Sound and independent judgement

Integrity and accountability

Collaboration and influence

The application process

What to expect when you apply for a role with the NSPCC

1. Pre-application

2. During application

3. Post application

4. Interview

5. Post interview

6. Checks and references

7. Offer confirmed

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