Education Safeguarding Advisor, Local Authority Designated Officer

Global Healthcare Jobs, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Education Safeguarding Advisor/Local Authority Designated Officer to work full time based in Haringey.

The salary for this permanent Education Safeguarding Advisor/Local Authority Designated Officer job is up to £57,102 per annum.

Main duties:

• To ensure that the Council’s duties under the relevant legislation are discharged in accordance with Council Policy in relation to individual service users, parents and carers. Ensuring that children are safeguarded in the community, not just those that make allegations.
• To manage and oversee the allegations management process in line with safeguarding procedures contained in Working Together 2018, Keeping Children Safe in Education and other statutory guidance that relate to the identification of those at risk or in need of protection, and determine with the employer the most suitable method of intervention.
• To participate in the LADO duty system that ensures cover is provided to partners and agencies during office hours.
• To maintain records of work undertaken and to produce reports in accordance with established administrative policies and procedures.
• To work effectively with other sections of the Service and other colleagues in other statutory and voluntary agencies in order to provide a comprehensive and appropriate service to children, young people and their families.
• To liaise as necessary with representatives of other Local Authorities in respect of professional abuse issues that span council boundaries.
• To assist and support agencies and employers in their practice by providing advice, guidance, coaching and training in relation to managing allegations that are made against those people who come onto contact with children in their working environment.
• To assist with reviewing and developing procedures and guidance for schools and other educational settings where required.
• To support effective communication and effective liaison between school and other agencies involved in safeguarding work.
• To prepare reports on safeguarding practice in schools and other partner agencies for senior management and the HSCP if required.
• To undertake any other temporary responsibilities aligned with the overall purpose and grade of the role.

Requirements of this role:

• Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
• Management experience of at least 5 years.
• Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.
• Experience of community and/or group work.
• Knowledge of children’s health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.

Contact:
This Education Safeguarding Advisor/Local Authority Designated Officer job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.