Safeguarding Manager

About The Role We are seeking an experienced and passionate Safeguarding Manager to join our team at LiveWest, following the planned retirement of our current colleague. This is a unique opportunity to take on a key role, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable customers across our communities. As the Safeguarding Manager, you will be responsible for promoting, developing, coordinating and overseeing safeguarding practices at LiveWest. This high profile role will ensure that all safeguarding concerns are handled effectively, with actions recorded, protective outcomes achieved and cases escalated to external authorities when necessary. Reporting directly to the Director of Neighbourhoods, you will play a pivotal role in leading and motivating colleagues, and embedding our safeguarding responsibilities throughout the organisation. This is a full time , permanent position, though we welcome applications from people interested in job share or flexible working hours . You can be based in our Exeter , Tolvaddon or Weston-super-Mare offices, with the option for hybrid working. Key Responsibilities: Lead the safeguarding strategy, ensuring all cases are managed with appropriate actions and escalation. Provide support and guidance to colleagues in identifying and reporting safeguarding concerns, including training on types and signs of abuse. Maintain strong partnerships with statutory agencies and challenge professional differences when necessary. Oversee case management, ensuring data is tracked, actions are followed up and positive outcomes are achieved to reduce risk and harm. Lead on the coordination and development of safeguarding policies, ensuring compliance with legislative frameworks and best practices. Manage sensitive information with discretion, supporting colleagues in dealing with difficult cases. Collaborate with external partners and agencies to ensure joined-up approaches to safeguarding. Interview dates for this opportunity will be held on Wednesday 23 October 2024. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. About The Candidate To be considered for the role of Safeguarding Manager, you will have the skills, knowledge and experience for a Level 3 role (please see candidate pack and have the following role specific qualifications and experience: Relevant experience of managing complex safeguarding cases, ideally with both adults and children Understand the legislative frameworks and possess in-depth knowledge relating to Safeguarding, Mental Capacity, Domestic Abuse and reporting processes Ability to coordinate safeguarding concerns. Be able to educate colleagues on the types and signs of abuse and support them in reporting potential abuse cases and liaison with relevant partners. Demonstrable track record of success in providing advice and support to colleagues working with specialist groups such as older people, young people and/or adults at risk Experience of identifying safeguarding concerns in peoples homes. Possess level 3 safeguarding qualification About The Company Our Reward and Benefits: Defined Contribution pension scheme employer contribution of 6% - 9%. Discretionary Bonus scheme. Death in Service benefit (3 x salary). 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with service related increase to your entitlement up to 30 days plus an option to purchase extra annual leave. Family Friendly policies. Health Cash Plan including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum). Employee Assistance Programme. Health and Wellbeing programme which includes enhanced sick pay, monthly campaigns, training and yearly flu jabs. Cycle to Work scheme. Car Benefit scheme. Learning and Development including coaching and professional qualification support. Volunteering days. About Us: LiveWest provides over 40,000 homes to over 80,000 people throughout the South West from Gloucestershire to the Isles of Scilly. We have plans to build over 5,000 homes in the area over the next five years, developing new homes of all tenures including low-cost rent and sale, market rent and sale, and a range of supported housing and intermediate housing products, creating choice and flexibility. As well as developing new homes, we continue to invest in existing properties and communities. Through the stability of good housing, we place better living for better lives at the centre of our mission both today and for generations to come. At LiveWest we believe in a home for everyone. As an Inclusive Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, pleasevisit our website. TPBN1_UKTJ