Job Information
Northumberland County Council's Adult Safeguarding Team have an exciting opportunity for 2 x Safeguarding Managers to work within the Safeguarding Adults Team.
We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic and committed social workers who are resilient and confident to deliver an excellent service within Northumberland.
The team consists of Social Workers, Safeguarding Managers and Team Managers who work closely with our partner agencies to ensure the safeguarding of Adults at Risk in Northumberland working closely with Northumbria Police, Children’s Services, Health, CNTW and a number of other partner agencies.
You will be based at County Hall, Morpeth integrated with our partner agencies, however the opportunity for hybrid working is available.
We have 1x permanent position and 1 x fixed term (12 months) position available. Both are full-time (37 hours per week) and have starting salaries of £48,710 increasing to £52,805.
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Judith Adams, Team Manager on 01670 536400.
The Role:
- To oversee daily safeguarding referrals applying safeguarding thresholds within a 24 hour period
- To assess and analyse risk along with identifying and implementing safety planning
- Liaise with clients ensuring making safeguarding personal is applied
- Support Social Workers within the team providing guidance and direction
- Oversea the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) assessments and liaise with our partner agencies
- Identify immediate risk of harm and raise this with your line manager
- Chair Safeguarding Meetings
- Record data using NCC systems
- Support with Organisational Safeguarding
- Report writing
- Attend meetings such as MARAC/MAPPA and reviews
- Support the Team Manager in the day to day running of the team
For this position is it essential that you have a Professional Social Work qualification eg. Degree in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW, CSS.
You must also hold a valid Social Work England Registration
Please note that interviews will be held on 31st March & 1st April 2025.
Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.
For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
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Further information
For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net
For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
