Senior Social Worker/Safeguarding Co-ordinator
London Borough of Bexley
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Bexley
Contract type: Full time
Vacancy Description Title
Senior Social Worker/Safeguarding Co-ordinator
Service Area/School
Adult Social Care & Health - Adult Social Care
About Us
Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
This is a exciting opportunity to join the Adult Safeguarding Team, principle links are within the London Borough of Bexley are Adult and Children’s Social Care services, Commissioning departments and Quality Assurance teams, but will involve collaborative work with other key departments across the council as a whole.
External, links are with key statutory partners i.e., the Metropolitan Police, Bexley Integrated Care Systems (formally known as CCG) as well as wider NHS provider services. Additional links according to need with other multi agency partnerships.
About The Role
For an informal discussion about the role please contact
Sue Chandler, Head of Adult Safeguarding, PSW
Telephone 0203045 3402, [email protected]
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
Candidate Profile
A professional qualification is essential for this role,
a social work Degree or OT qualification is required.
Must be registered with Social Work England or HCPC
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
How To Apply
Use the ‘Apply for vacancy’ button.
Anticipated Interview Date: To be confirmed
Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload.
If any mandatory fields are missing, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion. Please check your Junk email for any correspondence.
Additional Information
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]
Contract Duration
PERMANENT
Grade
BEXLEY14
Contract Type
Permanent
Employment Details Contract Hours
36.00
Salary
£46,184 - £52,826 *Inclusive of Choices & Market Premium
Benefits
South East, London, Bexley Civic Offices
Attachments
Job Description
Job Description Safeguarding Co-ordinator JD.pdf (346 Kb)
Attachment 1 Candidate Information Document.pdf (167 Kb)
Senior Social Worker/Safeguarding Co-ordinator
Service Area/School
Adult Social Care & Health - Adult Social Care
About Us
Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
This is a exciting opportunity to join the Adult Safeguarding Team, principle links are within the London Borough of Bexley are Adult and Children’s Social Care services, Commissioning departments and Quality Assurance teams, but will involve collaborative work with other key departments across the council as a whole.
External, links are with key statutory partners i.e., the Metropolitan Police, Bexley Integrated Care Systems (formally known as CCG) as well as wider NHS provider services. Additional links according to need with other multi agency partnerships.
About The Role
- To provide specialist advice and support to Managers and staff within Adult Social Care in the management of adult safeguarding enquiries ensuring compliance with developing practice in accordance with the Care Act 2014, Statutory Guidance.
- To provide advice and support to external agencies and services in fulfilling their safeguarding adults’ duties.
- Coordinate complex or establishment concerns (Level 3) enquiries.
- Support the Head of Safeguarding Adults, other Heads of services and other key senior people through robust quality and performance monitoring of adult safeguarding across Bexley / Audits.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact
Sue Chandler, Head of Adult Safeguarding, PSW
Telephone 0203045 3402, [email protected]
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
Candidate Profile
A professional qualification is essential for this role,
a social work Degree or OT qualification is required.
Must be registered with Social Work England or HCPC
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
How To Apply
Use the ‘Apply for vacancy’ button.
Anticipated Interview Date: To be confirmed
Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload.
If any mandatory fields are missing, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion. Please check your Junk email for any correspondence.
Additional Information
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]
Contract Duration
PERMANENT
Grade
BEXLEY14
Contract Type
Permanent
Employment Details Contract Hours
36.00
Salary
£46,184 - £52,826 *Inclusive of Choices & Market Premium
Benefits
- Choices benefit £2,769 & 5.5% Market Premium
South East, London, Bexley Civic Offices
Attachments
Job Description
Job Description Safeguarding Co-ordinator JD.pdf (346 Kb)
Attachment 1 Candidate Information Document.pdf (167 Kb)
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