Safeguarding Manager

Home based with occasional national travel

Overview

Do you enjoy helping people? Are you looking for a role that is truly rewarding? Then we need you!

Together we can make a real difference to helping people in need.

Everyone has the right to be safe and our safeguarding team ensures that individuals in contact with our organisation are protected from harm, abuse or neglect.

We re currently looking for a Safeguarding Manager to join us on a permanent, full-time basis working 35 hours per week.

The Role

As a Safeguarding Manager, you will provide daily management, accountability, oversight, guidance, and support to the Safeguarding Team and function.

Ensuring a quality service is delivered in line with legislation, regulators and commissioner requirements, you will embed quality assurance mechanisms and lead on projects in line with the People Directorate workplan.

Promoting a safe and supportive working environment, you will offer regular support and supervision to the Safeguarding Team, including reflective practice, and support their ongoing training and development.

Additionally, you will:

- Provide first line safeguarding and wellbeing support for clients, volunteers, and staff

- Act on any cases of immediate concern that may require internal escalation

- Provide relationship management internally and externally

- Design, deliver and review safeguarding training, learning and engagement opportunities

- Manage data collation, analysis and report writing

Working Hours

This is a permanent, full-time position working 35 hours per week.

What you ll need

- Experience of safeguarding case management best practice

- Experience of the design, delivery and impact assessment of safeguarding learning opportunities

- Experience developing and implementing quality assurance mechanisms

- Experience of Horizon scanning

- Knowledge of charity regulator safeguarding requirements

- Knowledge of project management techniques

- A full, valid driving licence

Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to pre-employment checks. This may include a criminal records check.

What you get in return

We re proud to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service, you will benefit from:

- Salary of GBP35,967 per annum

- 26 days holiday plus paid statutory Bank Holidays

- Ten weeks company sick pay following successful completion of probation

- A great pension scheme

- 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification

- Enhanced Family Leave schemes

- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online

- A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies

- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face counselling sessions included

- Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role

- Opportunities to discuss flexible working

- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society

Royal Voluntary Service is committed to building inclusive and diverse teams across the charity. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

How to apply

Please select the apply button shown to be taken through to the application process. You will need to answer some screening questions as well as uploading your CV. You will be contacted by a member of the team once your application has been reviewed.

Here at Royal Voluntary Service, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be a charity that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective.

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.

Dates to bear in mind

The closing date for this vacancy is 11th January 2024.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Safeguarding Team Lead, Safeguarding and Wellbeing Manager, Welfare Manager, Safeguarding and Risk Assessment Manager, or Safeguarding and Child Protection Manager.