Safeguarding Partnership Communications Officer

My client, a Slough based local authority, seek an experienced Safeguarding Partnership Communications partner to start an ongoing booking asap!

Due to increased demand for Case review work, my client's team are expanding to effectively communicate key safeguarding messages to the professional and general community. A 6-month post for a communication officer will:

• Produce a Safeguarding Partnership communications and engagement strategy, ensuring the voice of children and vulnerable adults is reflected 
• Enhance sustainable digitalised communications systems using readily available social media and working with the Council’s IT and communications teams.
• Provide training and development for the Safeguarding Partnership and communications team on digitalised communications.
• Develop effective links with the councils and partners communications leads, via the one communications sub-group to enhance capability to reach the local professional, voluntary and resident communities.
• Develop the new Safeguarding partnership website and newsletter.
• Provide effective in-house communications on Safeguarding within the council and with Slough Children First, our children’s social care provider.
• Find sustainable ways for partners to communicate directly with children and vulnerable adults at risk as a target group for messaging about help available to them.

The successful candidate will need to have a sound knowledge and understanding of:

• Safeguarding legislations in relation to adults and children partnerships arrangements.
• Community safety legislation.
• A knowledge and understanding of a wide range of social media and digital platforms is essential.
• A sound understanding of GDPR regulations and adherence to confidentiality in relation to personal information is essential.
• You will have experience of working in a high pressure and high-risk statutory provider environment where the stakes are high and risk management is a highly refined art form!
• Ideally you will have demonstrable experience of working in a statutory agency such as Health, Police, Social care and/or local government or a voluntary agency.
• An experienced professional from these backgrounds who has a passion for partnership working and demonstrable communications skills will be considered.
• A journalism qualification would be an advantage.

You will need to pass a clear enhanced DBS if successful.

Immediate start

DAY RATE DOE to £400 LTD UMB

6 MONTH BOOKING MINIMUM