Safeguarding Practitioner - Wokingham, United Kingdom - Wokingham Borough Council

Wokingham Borough Council

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Wokingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Employer:
Wokingham Borough Council

Salary:
£40,221- 46,464 per annum

Location:
Wokingham Borough Council

Contract:
Permanent

Working Pattern:
Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week.

DBS Check:
Enhanced

Closing Date: 05/05/2024 at 23:00

Reference: 711802

We have an excellent opportunity available for a Safeguarding Practitioner to join our Adult Safeguarding Team on a full-time, permanent basis.

As the Safeguarding Practitioner, you will play a key role in providing responsive and proactive safeguarding work to support the consistent achievement of good outcomes of people supported under an Adult Safeguarding framework within the borough.

Wokingham Borough Council provides fantastic benefits including flexible working arrangements, a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days plus bank holidays, a local government pension scheme, discounts and much more

Key Responsibilities:

Responding to Adult Safeguarding concerns
Undertaking Safeguarding enquiries under Sec 42 Care Act
Contributing to quality assurance work in a safeguarding context with Provider organisations
Participating in organisational abuse enquiries
Working with the partnership around the preventative agenda including undertaking specific project work in line with local and West of Berkshire strategy
The role doesn't necessarily require an Occupational Therapy or Social Work qualification (although desirable) but you MUST have significant experience and knowledge in safeguarding adults, the Care Act 2014 and the legal framework and are able to demonstrate this
Be able to drive crossCouncil working for all staff, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across the organisation, to meet needs, opportunities and address challenges as they arise
To be part of a customerfacing, proactive and responsive organisation, delivering a robust safeguarding service to our residents. This requires you to be flexible, adaptable and creative in order to meet the needs of our residents, and to lead active engagement with customers and communities

Wokingham is an attractive market town in Berkshire, with excellent road and rail links and is easily accessible from London and Reading

Closing date:
Sunday 5th May 2024, 11pm

Interview date:
Week commencing
13th May 2024

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.