Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

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Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees.

Job Title: Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Secondment

GradeWe are a Living Wage Employer and all our roles will be paid as such where the pay scales are below the Living Wage rate.

Working 36.5 hours per week

Exciting opportunity!

Join our Children and Young Peoples Travel Service (CYPTS) as a Deputy Safeguarding Lead.

Working within the CYPTS Safeguarding Team you will play a vital role in enabling the Local Authority to meet its statutory duties in respect of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people accessing a transport provision to attend education.

The role of the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead carries a significant level of responsibility and we are looking for a committed and passionate individual who is organised selfmotivated and willing to make valuable contributions to the CYPTS Safeguarding Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated team where you will support the Designated Safeguarding Lead inthe management of safeguarding issues provide advice and support to managers staff and commissioned services on child welfare safeguarding and child protection matters.

You will support with liaising with a range of key agencies (e.g. LADO CASS Police Health Schools) of any incidents or allegations of abuse and harm. With a forensic level of detail and a strong ability to challenge you will carry out onsite visits to schools and commissioned providers (where required) to gather crucial information for safeguarding investigations and provide comprehensive reports on your findings.

We are looking for someone who can do the following:

• To assist in the management of all safeguarding and child protection concerns allegations incidents relating to the Service
• Ensure that statutory timescales are adhered to for reporting safeguarding and child protection concerns
• To support the Designated Safeguarding Lead in making referrals to key safeguarding / child protection agencies (e.g. LADO CASS or Police) of any incidents or allegations of abuse and harm
• To provide support with investigations as required
• Manage highly sensitive and confidential information
• To maintain robust safeguarding records and update case files
• Challenge / escalate poor practice
• To provide advice on the service training needs and development providing training where appropriate contributing to lessons learned from case reviews/serious incidents
• Buildeffective working relationships with multiagency partners and stakeholders
• Advise and support individuals at all levels within the organisation on safeguarding matters where appropriate
• Support in the development of safeguarding guidance for the Service
• Coordinate the distribution of policies procedures and safeguarding resources throughout the Service
• Update safeguarding performance reports as required

The role will offer hybrid working with travel across Birmingham.

Please upload an uptodate CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer andwe arecommitted to employing retaining and developing all of our people.

We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments additional support accessibility needs or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact:Rupal Raval

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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