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This is a crucial role in ensuring that South Gloucestershire residents have access to safe provision which is well managed and delivered to the best professional standards. You will be spearheading and co-ordinating a strategic and proactive approach to organisational safeguarding issues, overseeing the work of a small, dedicated team, but also working with a much larger quality assurance partnership.
We are seeking a job share partner to work alongside our experienced Adult Safeguarding Manager. This role provides you with an excellent opportunity to develop your experience at a senior level whilst working to prevent and address organisational safeguarding, and strategically on broader Adult Safeguarding issues.
The full role also includes a broader strategic role in relation to the Safeguarding Adults Board. Whilst the latter will mainly be undertaken by the existing member of staff, there will be some shared responsibility and opportunities for development.
- A considerable part of your time will be spent providing day to day leadership of the team, providing a high level of support and challenge to ensure high quality services are delivered.
- You will lead and chair organisational Adult Safeguarding cases and complex individual safeguarding cases. We take a preventative approach to organising safeguarding and you will be working closely with our quality assurance and commissioning teams
- You will act as the principal advisor on Adult Safeguarding matters to the departmental management team and to the Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB).
- It will be your responsibility to advise, influence and work with partners within and outside of the Council, to maximise the effective provision and/or development of a joint safeguarding service.
- You will contribute to development strategies, and deliver professional, direction and expert advice to departmental staff, enhancing the skills and performance of service provision
- The role will require you to promote professional standards through active management possibly with reflective professional supervision. You will ensure compliance with relevant professional codes of practice and core standards.
You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so must have a full valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle.or have alternative appropriate means of travel.
What we need from you
- You will be a qualified social worker with a current SWE registration.
- It is essential that you have substantial experience in a professional supervisory capacity in adult social care, social work and safeguarding.
- It is key that you have the proven ability to work alongside the care provider sector in both preventative/partnership roles, and in challenging and holding other services to account.
- Given the nature of this role you will be able to demonstrate your ability to think and act strategically, solving problems and making decisions regarding Adult Safeguarding issues.
- You will have experience of managing change effectively and the ability to manage major projects, in a safeguarding /social work setting.
- You must be able to build effective relationships both internally and externally, influencing decision makers and working collaboratively with stakeholders.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
- We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance - whatever that means for them.
- We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
- As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities
- We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
Interviews scheduled Wednesday 15th May
If you have further specific questions after reading the information please contact either:
[email protected]k (Service Director Commissioning Housing and Partnership) or
[email protected] (current post holder)
