Safeguarding Partnerships Business Manager

About The Role

Job Title: Safeguarding Partnerships Business Manager
Hours: 37
Salary: HC11 £53,474 - £57,859 (including Market Forces Supplement of £5,000)
Relocation package of up to £10,000 available
Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 15/03/2024

The Role

Hereford Council is seeking to recruit an experienced professional to lead the Business Unit for the Herefordshire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (HSCP), Safeguarding Adults Board (HSAB) and the Community Safety Partnership (HCSP). 

We are looking for a forward thinking dynamic leader who can take a key role in our improvement journey and drive to improve outcomes for children, young people, adults and communities.

We are looking for professionals who have significant experience of safeguarding children and adults with excellent understanding of legislation and multi-agency and partnership working.  The ability to confidently manage confidential and sensitive information is a key requirement of the post. 

The ideal candidate will have an unrelenting focus on listening to and learning from the lived experience of children, young people, adults and communities and focus on improving impact and outcomes.

As Safeguarding Partnerships Business Manager you will have responsibility for the effective support to the partnerships to deliver the statutory responsibilities associated with the Safeguarding Children’s Partnership, Safeguarding Adults Board and the Community Safety Partnership, including the annual reports, business planning and strategies.

This is an exciting time to join Herefordshire on its improvement journey particularly in relation to implementing Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.

For an informal discussion please contact Steve Eccleston, Safeguarding Business Unit Manager on 01432 383713 or Steve.Eccleston2@herefordshire.gov.uk

We Offer

A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

• Basic Salary of £48,474 - £52,859
• Market Forces Supplement of £5000
• Relocation packages: support of up to £10,000
• Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
• Professional development: protected time and budget to support social workers develop themselves and their careers.
• Career progression: clear pathways to progress to senior social worker level
• Generous Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
• Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment of professional membership fees
• Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

About Us

Herefordshire is a beautiful, historic county located in the heart of the Marches on the border with Wales. We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns.

Our priority in Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in life. It’s the priority for the council, our partners and for all of us who work with Children & Young People. 

How do we do this? By having dynamic, dedicated, passionate and professional staff who work in a culture that focuses on what we can achieve with children, what they can achieve themselves, and the relationship we build with families and partners to enable this. We have invested heavily in training and developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement partner Leeds City Council, so it's an exciting time to join Herefordshire – we believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be!

Herefordshire has a really strong team ethos. Our teams are passionate about the work they do and the positive difference they and the teams they are in make to people’s lives. This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their managers and the council as a whole.

We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond.

Come to Herefordshire and join the journey.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care. 

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.

To apply, please submit your CV and complete the supporting statement within the application form, referring to the job description & person specification, detailing how you meet the specific requirements of the role.