Cornwall Council

Adult Safeguarding & Risk Manager

Cornwall Council  •  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

The Service & Team:
The Role is within Cornwall Safe and Caring Communities, Adult Social Care centralised safeguarding team, working county wide.

The Role:
The Safeguarding Risk Manager under the direction and supervision of the Safeguarding service Senior Manager will undertake task including:

  • ManagetheOrganisationalAbuseandWholeServicesafeguarding process.

  • Providesupportandguidancearoundallegationsagainstpeopleinpositionsof trust.

  • Promoteeffectivemulti-disciplinaryworkingtogetherbetweenagenciesthrough support and challenge to partners.

  • Leadontheimplementationofmakingsafeguardingpersonalandauditthe process for evaluation.

  • Implementsystematicmonitoringarrangementsfocusedoncoresafeguarding standards and produce aggregate reports on performance and learning.

  • Undertakeregularthematicauditsofpracticeandservicedeliverywhereissues are indicated through monitoring and audit, reporting findings as required.

  • Support front line services to manage risk effectively and to monitor the managementofrisk.Useandpromoteevidencebasedpracticetorespondto the needs of adults at risk of neglect and abuse.

  • Workwithprovidersinraisingtheunderstandingofsafeguardingprocesses.

  • Championbestpractice,supportingothersthroughmentoring,coachingand training.

  • Toprovidetimelyadviceandguidancetootherserviceareasinresponseto concerns about adult safeguarding in a robust manner.

  • EnsurethatAdultshaveavoiceandthattheirviewsandfeelingsareconsidered when decisions are being made.

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to a enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern:
This is a full time position, 37 hours a week.

What you’ll need to succeed:
To succeed in the role as a Safeguarding Risk Manager, you will need to be compassionate about the role that a Social Worker can bring to the field of Adult Safeguarding. You will need to be an expect in this field and willing to support all practitioners across the directorate as well as partner agencies to protect Adults from harm.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you’ll get in return:
Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
  • a competitive salary.
  • a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
  • a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
  • a national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
  • Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services

Additional Information:
Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached here

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Toby Mackness via toby.mackness@cornwall.gov.uk

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Cornwall Council

About Cornwall Council

A unique Council that has secured the UK's first devolution deal for a rural County! We deliver services to more than half a million local people and to over five million visitors a year.

*Cornwall - The Place: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/work-and-volunteer-for-us/cornwall-the-place/

With its beautiful beaches, stunning countryside and superb community spirit, Cornwall is a great place to live.

*Cornwall - Our Offer: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/work-and-volunteer-for-us/our-offer/

With a competitive employee reward package that attracts, retains and motivates our employees; open plan working environments in most offices, good business systems and a can do culture where talented people thrive, Cornwall Council is a great place to work.

*Cornwall - Our Job of the Week: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/joboftheweek

*Cornwall - What we do and how we work: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/work-and-volunteer-for-us/what-we-do-and-how-we-work/

Services: Care for the elderly, children’s safeguarding, libraries, road maintenance, fire and rescue service, recycling, parks, street cleaning, countryside management, social housing, town planning, tourism support and trading standards.

We deliver these services through our employees who work directly for the Council and through our many other Council owned companies and organisations; CORMAC, Cornwall Housing, Tempus Leisure, Newquay Airport and Cornwall Development Company.

We also have close links with Cornwall’s health organisations, colleges and universities and work closely with the police, town and parish councils and the voluntary sector.

*Cornwall - Council and Democracy: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/

We have 123 elected councillors and as Cornwall is such a large rural area, our councillors and the towns and parishes they represent are grouped into 19 community networks, which are the focus of our local community work.

Industry
Government & Public Safety
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Truro, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
cornwall.gov.uk
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