Business Manager - Staffordshire And Stoke-On-Trent Adult Safeguarding Partnership Board

Job Introduction

A great opportunity has arisen to join the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Adult  Safeguarding Partnership Board (SSASPB) as the Business Manager.

We are a well established and ambitious joint local authority multi-agency board. The Business Manager role is pivotal in ensuring the board is operating to the best of its ability in safeguarding adults at risk from abuse and neglect in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire , and to evidence the impact of our partnership safeguarding activity.

If you have the passion, drive, skills and desire to be part of our safeguarding board, and you want the opportunity to make a genuine difference, then we want to hear from you.

This post is exempt under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975 and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Main Responsibility

You will work closely with the Independent Chair of the safeguarding board, the key partner strategic safeguarding leads and the chairs of the sub groups.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the safeguarding board meets it's statutory duties and will manage the business support officer directing their work to ensure smooth running of all board activities. 

You will play an active role in the work of the board and attend relevant national and regional groups to promote and develop the work of the SSASPB.

You will co-ordinate the boards response to Safeguarding Adult Reviews and play an essential role in monitoring any actions for the board or the partners that are identified following any reviews relevant to the board. 

The Ideal Candidate

As the ideal candidate you will be an enthusiastic individual with demonstrable experience of effective partnership working and of setting, and delivering, clear priorities and standards within a business planning framework.

You will have extensive experience of working within a multi-agency setting and be confident working with officers at all levels on strategic priorities. You will be able to produce written reports to a high standard.

You will be able to influence strategic partners and forge effective relationships across partnerships to develop effective safeguarding arrangements throughout Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. 

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.