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SalaryThis is a great opportunity to join the service as a new Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) we are looking for a passionate, highly motivated qualified social worker to join the team. You will be the individual involved in the management and oversight of allegations against people who work with children.
The LADO team sits within the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and is a busy service which strives to develop and respond to the needs of the community. The LADO have oversight of individual cases, provide advice and guidance to employers, and voluntary organisations in managing allegations, liaise with the police and other agencies and monitors individual cases to make sure they are dealt with as quickly as possible in thorough, fair and proportionate manner. We work in line with our North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership procedures on Managing Allegations against those work or volunteer with Children, Working Together 2023 and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023
We require you to have social work qualification and experience of complex risk assessment and threshold application. Dynamic communication skills are essential in order to advise and guide partners effectively through potentially difficult circumstances including complex professional and ethical issues involving safeguarding children and managing allegations against staff. They will have knowledge of child safeguarding guidance, policies, procedures and best practice and experience of managing allegations or complaints against members of staff is preferable. A strong record of partnership working, confidence in chairing multi-agency meetings and effectively recording actions and decisions made will be required.
We very much promote flexible working with the ability to work remotely from a variety of bases as well as from home, whatever makes sense and is suitable to provide the best service. Whilst many of the meetings will be virtual, there will be a requirement to travel on occasions
For an informal conversation, please contact Marie Pettman - LADO Manager on marie.pettman@northyorks.gov.uk or 07815 028 551
Post-holders are subject to employment clearances to meet Baseline Personnel Security Standards (link) which includes identity, employment history, right to work, time spent abroad and unspent criminal record (basic DBS) vetting.
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
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