Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Team Leader

Were looking for a skilled and compassionate Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Team Leader to join Amplius supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead and leading a team of advisors to deliver highquality safeguarding across the organisation. Youll manage complex and highrisk cases provide expert advice in crisis situations and drive continuous improvement through audits reporting and multiagency working ensuring safeguarding practice is compliant embedded and focused on excellent customer outcomes.

Salary: 46620.00 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Your week: Full Time Monday to Friday 9:00am 5:15pm with a 1-hour break

Location: Hybrid with a weekly presence at either our Boston Peterborough Rushden or Milton Keynes office

Snapshot of Your Role

• As Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Team Leader you will lead and support a team responsible for safeguarding across Amplius ensuring that our customers are protected and our services meet the highest standards.
• Ensure safeguarding is afforded high priority throughout Amplius participating in the induction of colleagues and discussing Amplius safeguarding approach at colleagues team meetings and events
• Youll oversee safeguarding case management provide expert advice and guidance and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and internal policies.
• Carry out quality assurance audit checks risk assessments and report on operational services ensuring customer perspective is gathered in quality assurance audits.
• Understand our Local Authority and Health Commissioners contractual and regulatory requirements to keeping people safe and to ensure our policies procedures and operations fully encompasses the best practice of each agency.
• To support the DSL in provision of regular reports to the Board Customer Experience Committee and Risk Panel.
• Youll work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure a consistent effective approach to safeguarding and continuous improvement.

What Were Looking For

Were looking for someone who brings both expertise and leadership. Youll need:

• Strong experience in safeguarding ideally within housing social care or a related sector
• A solid understanding of safeguarding legislation frameworks and best practice
• Experience leading or supervising a team with the ability to support and develop others
• Confidence managing complex and sensitive cases
• Experience in quality assurance auditing or service improvement
• The ability to analyse data and use insights to drive change
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels

Please read the attached Job Description before applying so you get the full scope of the role.

You can read about our colleague benefits here - Amplius colleague benefits

Closing Date: Friday 15th May 2026

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in response to an overwhelming number of applications or a change in business priorities.

Important We do not provide visa sponsorship; you must be eligible to work in the UK and provide Right to Work evidence.

If you have any questions please contact the Amplius Talent Team and well be happy to assist you.

Why join Amplius

At Amplius youll be trusted to lead supported to grow and empowered to make a difference. We offer a collaborative working culture flexibility through hybrid working and the opportunity to shape how planned works are delivered across our homes - now and into the future.

INDMED

Amplius is one of the largest housing providers across the Midlands East and Southeast of England. We own and manage more than 37000 homes and deliver a range of quality services including care and support specialist housing and home ownership options. Were a team of over 1300 colleagues driven to have a positive impact on peoples lives and provide affordable homes that make a difference.