Strategic Safeguarding Partnership Manager

Must be Social Work England qualified to apply.
Role purpose:
To support the operation and ongoing development of the statutory, multi-agency body responsible for co-ordinating local safeguarding arrangements and monitoring the effectiveness of work to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
Key responsibilities:

- Lead on business planning against priorities agreed through multi agency Strategic Safeguarding boards, and manage the production and timely delivery of Annual Reports.
- Keep abreast of changes and developments in Government policy, guidance and research, to ensure that professional practice across all agencies with regard to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the borough is well informed and up to date.
- Develop and promote good working relationships with multi agency partners and with other interested agencies. Take a lead role overseeing the effective functioning of the partnership.
- Identify and monitor progress of relevant strategic initiatives across multi-agency partnership, produce reports for the partnership in order to monitor and improve interagency practice.
- Co-ordinate statutory processes for safeguarding practice reviews, ensuring compliance with statutory guidance and London Child Protection Procedures/Safeguarding Adults Procedures