Independent Chair
Independent Chair
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13-08-2025
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Job Description
3 months contract with a local authority
Job Purpose
- The Chair will lead the Learning and Thematic Review Group a subgroup of the Safeguarding Children Partnership ensuring it meets its statutory and strategic responsibilities by coordinating and overseeing case reviews and thematic learning monitoring the implementation and impact of agreed actions and training events and embedding learning across partner organizations to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and adults while ensuring the group operates effectively in line with its Terms of Reference statutory requirements and best practice guidance and secures the positive engagement of all member organizations.
Key Duties/Accountabilities
- Lead and facilitate effective meetings of the Learning and Thematic Review Group in accordance with the Terms of Reference.
- Oversee the planning commissioning and quality assurance of case reviews (including statutory and non-statutory reviews).
- Promote and coordinate thematic learning from local regional and national safeguarding reviews.
- Ensure monitoring of the implementation and impact of action plans recommendations and training/learning events.
- Support a culture of reflective practice and continuous improvement across all partner agencies.
Essential Experience Required
- Extensive experience in safeguarding children and/or adults preferably in a senior leadership role.
- Proven track record of chairing or leading multi-agency meetings or strategic groups.
- Experience of commissioning managing or contributing to safeguarding case reviews.
Essential Qualification Required
- Degree or equivalent professional qualification in social work health education policing or another relevant safeguarding-related field.
- Relevant professional registration (e.g. Social Work England NMC HCPC) where applicable.
Additional information to note
- Enhanced DBS & barred list check (Child) is required for the role.
- The role closes on 15th August 2025 apply ASAP.
The Chair will lead the Learning and Thematic Review Group, a subgroup of the Safeguarding Children Partnership, ensuring it meets its statutory and strategic responsibilities by coordinating and overseeing case reviews and thematic learning, monitoring the implementation and impact of agreed actions and training events, and embedding learning across partner organisations to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and adults, while ensuring the group operates effectively in line with its Terms of Reference, statutory requirements, and best practice guidance, and secures the positive engagement of all member organisations.
Education
Degree or equivalent professional qualification in social work, health, education, policing, or another relevant safeguarding-related field.
Employment Type
Full Time
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