Safeguarding Manager

Look Ahead is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Safeguarding Manager to join our team and play a vital role in empowering individuals in our services and upholding their rights.

£50,000 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression. This is a hybrid role which would require two days a week in our Head Office in Islington and some days in services as required.

To be considered for the role, please submit a personalised covering letter and CV that demonstrates how your skills and experience align with the responsibilities detailed in the job profile

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement: comprehensive safeguarding policies and procedures aligned with legal frameworks and statutory guidance.
• Monitor and review: all safeguarding concerns, providing timely advice and guidance to staff and escalating concerns as appropriate.
• Lead: the organisation's incident management system, ensuring all incidents are reported, investigated, and escalated when required.
• Offer expert advice and guidance: to colleagues on safeguarding legislation, national and local guidance, and procedures.
• Coordinate the review and escalation: of serious incidents and safeguarding concerns, ensuring efficient and effective management.
• Lead investigations: into safeguarding concerns, identifying good practices and areas for improvement.
• Prepare reports and presentations: for Safeguarding Panel, SLT, and Board as required.
• Lead the organisational response: to external safeguarding reviews.
• Review and evaluate: safeguarding training programmes, ensuring they meet organisational requirements and cover all relevant areas.
• Provide training: for managers and senior leaders on safeguarding practice, incorporating lessons learned from incidents and live cases.
• Lead and coordinate: the Safeguarding Forum of staff and contribute to the Customer Incident Panel.
• Organise and facilitate workshops: to promote learning and share insights among staff.
• Support internal and external reviews: into safeguarding and incident management.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a safeguarding role.
• Deep understanding of safeguarding legislation and statutory responsibilities for adults and children.
• Proven ability to deliver safeguarding training and provide informed advice and guidance to staff.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills to lead incident management and investigations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to write and present complex reports and presentations for various audiences.
• Experience setting up and maintaining information management systems.
• Experience managing supported housing or social care services.

Qualifications:

• Degree in social work or a related field (preferred).
• Equivalent experience and knowledge in safeguarding considered.
• Please note: This is a short job profile, and a full job description can be provided on request.

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We deserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.