Local Authority Designated Officer - Salford, United Kingdom - Oldham Council

Oldham Council

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Salford, United Kingdom

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Salford City Council
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Salford City Council

Unity House

Chorley Road

Swinton

Salford

M27 5DA

Local Authority Designated Officer - Safeguarding Unit

Grade: 4C, £47,420 - £50,512

Working hours:36 hours per week

Contract type:
Permanent

Closing Date:28th April 2024, 00:00

Are you an experienced Practitioner, Chair or Manager looking to develop your career to the next stage?_
Or perhaps you are an experienced LADO looking to join Salford?_
Now is a very exciting time to join Children's Services in Salford. We want children growing up in Salford to see and say that their city, community, and services are great This was recognised in our recent Ofsted inspection which rates our overall services as 'Good' with 'Outstanding' in Management and Leadership as well as our Next Steps Service.
We pledge to continue to drive forward on our mission to be a child friendly city with Outstanding Services in all areas.

What we are looking for?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) to join our LADO service. The role leads on the process for ensuring that children are safe and protected from harm / allegations of harm against professionals. This is achieved through excellent management of allegations against adults or organisations that work with children.
Within this role you will make important decisions and work with a range of stakeholders to achieve safety for children in Salford, chairing Managing Allegations Meetings against staff and volunteers as governed by the requirements of the Children Acts 1989 and 2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children, and Keeping Children Safe in Education.

What we offer you

We are expanding our LADO team; therefore, you will be joining a friendly, experienced LADO and will be welcomed into the wider Safeguarding Unit. You will be supported in your role by a dedicated LADO Business Support Officer and report directly to the SQAU Service Manager.
Salford value each employee and offers a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships, Management and Leadership courses and 'on the job' learning.
We have our main hub at Unity House in addition, for quieter days we encourage home working at least one day a week.

Role
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About your benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do.

We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference.

Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach.

Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes.

In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.

Continuous service commitment

New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion

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