Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Safeguarding Officer within the Integrated Adult Social Care to work Full Time based in Hull.
The salary for this permanent Safeguarding Officer job is up to £40,221 per annum.
Main duties:
- To promote and safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults.
- Lead and facilitate across the team, practice that empowers customers and carers through promoting independence as far as possible, by using knowledge and skills to promote quality of life through application of the Social Model of Disability.
- Has responsibility for maintaining up to date, accurate and quality data on the Care First Database with reference to safeguarding issues, protection plans and risks.
- To promote and safeguard the welfare of vulnerable adults and undertake enquiries into allegations of significant harm of adults in order to ensure the welfare and protection of customers at risk is maximised at all times. To include coordinating and chairing multi-agency strategy meetings.
- Undertake safeguarding assessments and enquiries into adults with complex needs in cases of significant harm in either community or residential settings, to ensure the customers welfare and protection is maintained at all times, this will include achieving best evidence and participating in enquiries that are lead by the police.
- To support the service delivery interface between all in house services and external providers and voluntary agencies, to monitor and support clear processes and communication pathways to ensure a responsive and flexible response to safeguarding alerters and/or concerns.
- To manage cases that are complex and provide case load guidance, support and expert advice to other staff member who maybe the responsible case holder.
- To provide supervision, guidance and direction to staff across service in managing safeguarding issues and ensuring consistent good quality practice within the safeguarding team and across services as a whole and makes full use of their own supervision by preparing effectively contributing fully and carrying out agreed actions.
- To assist in the delivery of awareness/training and practice workshops on safeguarding practice, policy and procedures, to ensure a joint approach with the training dept and the Adult Safeguarding Partnership Board.
Requirements of this Safeguarding Officer role:
- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Registered or eligible for registration.
Contact:
This Safeguarding Officer job is advertised by Zehnn Young; 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, Sanctuary Personnel 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.
Sanctuary 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, Sanctuary 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.
