Safeguarding Children Partnership Coordinator

Safeguarding Children Partnership Coordinator 

Fixed Term 12 months/secondment Full time (36 hours) 42,840 - £46,041  

Are you passionate about Safeguarding Children? Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like to work with a range of partner agencies, service providers, professionals, third sector organisations, and other stakeholders to ensure that we all work in a system that responds to the needs and interests of children and families across Kingston and Richmond?

If yes come and join the Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Partnership team in this fixed term role to review local practice and amend and implement changes in line with the expectations set out in Working Together 2023.

This is a fixed term post until 31 March 2025 funded through the Department for Education grant for the implementation of Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.

You must have:

• Experience of working in children’s safeguarding
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding legislation, statutory frameworks and national policy affecting services for children and young people
• Experience of working in or contributing to multi-agency services to safeguard children and young people
• Experience of working with a range of partner agencies, service providers, professionals, third sector organisations, and other stakeholders
• Good communication skills both written and verbal and have good  
• ICT skills including proficiency with Microsoft work packages
• We are a small supportive team that work flexibly and have a wide ranging brief addressing all aspects of children's safeguarding. 

Building positive relationships with our safeguarding partners is our priority as is keeping the voice of the child central to everything that we do. 

Secondment Guidelines

All internal applicants for this secondment must seek permission from their current line manager before applying. Failure to do so may result in the secondment not being authorised.

Agile working

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know.

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work!

Equality Statement

We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. 

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know. 

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work!

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 40 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities. 

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date: 3rd April 2024.

Shortlisting Date: 4nd April 2024.

Interview Date: 8th April 2024.

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information:

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.