Principal Safeguarding Manager

Principal Safeguarding Manager.

Salary:57400depending on experience.

Location:Remote (must be based in the UK).

Contract:Permanent 35 hours per week.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5additionaldays for continuous service andoptionto buy or sell leave.

• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.

• Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages.

• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.

• Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts.

Why Action for Children

Working here is more than a job.We arepassionate about protecting and supportingchildrenyoungpeopleand our departments work together to achieve thehigh standardsof safeguarding that make a difference to children and to the workforce.

A bit about the role

Asone of ourPrincipal Safeguarding Managers you willbe strategically responsible forthepromotion of best practice in safeguarding acrossthe UKand ensuring thatwe areable to respond toboth internal and externalsafeguarding demandsas a large provider of regulated settings andcommunity-based services for vulnerable young people.

The successful candidate willbe responsible foradvisingsenior managers and staff in respect of complex safeguarding mattersaffecting children and the workforceand for ensuring thattheseare escalated to the Director of Safeguarding post isalsoresponsible forthedesign and delivery of safeguarding learning events and the undertaking of various projects that make the charity safer. You will alsobe responsible forundertaking learning reviews following critical incidents.

Howyoullhelp to create brighter futures

• Ensure thatchildrenyoungpeopleand vulnerable adults are safeguarded through leadership and advice provided to managers and practitioners in complex matters

• Review and audit the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements across the whole of the charitys functions.

• Ensure that relevant reports are provided for the Director of Safeguardingand Quality Assurance ELT and trustees asrequired.

• Build effective relationships with managers and staff and provide leadershipsupportand challenge.

• Undertake case reviews and whistleblowing and other investigations where there is a need to review the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements.

• Establish and lead multi-disciplinary project teams.

• Design and deliver safeguarding learning events both face-to-face and online.

Letstalk about you

• ASocial Work Qualification is aMUSTas isexperience in a statutorysetting(such as childrens social carepoliceor probation).

• Experience of managingsafeguarding relatedprojects successfully.

• Experience of effective communication with internal departments and external agencies.

• Ability to offer an independent voice to provide both challenge and support to the organisation and its staff andmanagers.

• Ability to work in a trauma informedand culturally competentwaywith colleagues working closely with children and young people experiencing significant adversity

• Detailed knowledge of childrens services legislationguidanceand regulations in at least one UKjurisdictionand knowledge of Charity Commission safeguarding expectations.

• Understanding of issues in the provision of childrens social services and social care services in eachjurisdictionand region.

• Able to influence and create change regardless of hierarchies and without direct line management ofstaff.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Contact:email us atquoting reference 13083.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.

Diversity equality andinclusion

AtActionforChildrenwerededicatedto building a diverseinclusive and authentic workplace.

Weactivelyencourageapplicationsfrom Black Asian &MinorityEthnic and disabled candidates as they areunder-representedwithinActionforChildren. We want to takedeliberateand purposefulactionto ensure equalopportunityto all groups in society and forActionforChildren.

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Closing Date:Tuesday 19thMay 2026.

Interviews will be held via MS Teams weekcommencing1^stJune2026.

Job Description

See below for further information about working with us:

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement