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Would you like the opportunity to play a central role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children in Wandsworth?

Can you see yourself overseeing a greater connection between communities and safeguarding partners in Wandsworth? 

Do you want to use your relational and organisation skills to help support and deliver the business management of the Safeguarding Partnership?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

We are looking for a Service Manager to join our Participation and Community Engagement Service – Limitless. 

You’ll oversee and manage the operational delivery of the Wandsworth Safeguarding Partnership, its Executive and its sub groups. In doing you will support the Safeguarding Partners and Relevant Agencies in co-ordinating their safeguarding services; acting as a strategic leadership group in supporting and engaging others; and implementing local and national learning including from serious child safeguarding incidents, as defined in Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2018. You will also lead and manage projects and initiatives that enable communities to be heard and to influence how we deliver services. Developing an approach across communities and our safeguarding partnership which enables community voices and experiences to contribute to strategic as well as operational decision making. 

This role sits within the Participation and Community Engagement Service and you will directly manage two team managers and a Business Support Officer and report to the Head of Service.

To be shortlisted to interview for this position your CV and personal statement will clearly evidence:

• Degree or equivalent level professional qualification (e.g. Social Care, Education, Health or Police), or able to demonstrate this specialist knowledge through extended experience and training
• Understand key legislation and statutory guidance
• Budget management experience
• Excellent organisation skills
• Project management
• The ability to communicate and engage with frontline staff, community members, strategic leaders, elected members and members of the public
• Ability to use data and feedback to drive improvements
• Proven report writing ability.
  
  

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know. 

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work!

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 40 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities. 

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  Sunday 20th August 2023

Shortlisting Date: Week commencing 21st August 2023

Interview Date: Week commencing 28th August 2023

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible.

We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams, including BAME. 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information:

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

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