Head of Safeguarding
- Employer
- The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
- Location
- Windsor, Berkshire
- Salary
- £58,000 - £63,000
- Closing date
- 24 Nov 2024
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- Sector
- Corporate Services, Corporate Management Team, Health and Social Care, Safeguarding
- Job role
- Head of Service
- Contract Type
- Full time
Job Details
Champion Adult Social Care Safeguarding and Quality Services
We are looking for a passionate and strategic leader to join us as Head of Safeguarding, where you will be at the forefront of delivering high-quality safeguarding and social care services. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Quality and Performance, this key role will lead critical statutory functions for Adult Social Care (ASC) while driving innovation and service improvements.
Why join us?
- Shape safeguarding practices: Provide leadership and professional advice to ensure high standards of social work practice across ASC.
- Collaboration & Partnership: Work with health, housing, and voluntary sector partners to embed systemic change and continuous improvement.
- Lead on Safeguarding Adult Reviews: Ensure lessons learned from SARs and serious incidents drive improved safeguarding and social care practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and monitor best practices in safeguarding across Mental Health, Learning Disability, and ASC teams.
- Oversee the Quality Assurance System and manage Safeguarding Audits to ensure compliance and effectiveness.
- Lead, inspire, and manage the Principal Social Worker (PSW), Principal Occupational Therapist (POT), and DoLS Lead.
- Drive the implementation of innovative policies and develop professional growth opportunities for staff.
About You:
You’ll bring:
- A Social Work Degree or equivalent, and registration with Social Work England (SWE).
- Extensive experience in safeguarding, statutory social work practice, and service improvement.
- Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills to engage with partners and lead transformation initiatives.
Take this exciting opportunity to play a key role in safeguarding vulnerable adults and shaping the future of Adult Social Care in a progressive council.
To apply please click below
Closing date for applications: midnight, Sunday 24th November
Key Documents
Company
The whole of Eton town is a conservation area and there are significant areas of Windsor and Cookham similarly designated. The district includes 148 acres of parks, open spaces and recreational grounds and enjoys extensive riverside frontage with associated amenity areas. On the 1 April 1998 the Royal Borough and the other five Berkshire districts became Unitary Authorities and took over responsibility for the services previously provided by the former Berkshire County Council. The Royal Borough includes two ancient boroughs each with its own tradition and history. Windsor is known throughout the world for its castle, which has been a fortress and Royal residence for over 850 years. Both Windsor and its neighbour, Eton are major tourist attractions. The area of the Royal Borough extends along both banks of the River Thames between Runnymede and Windsor and on the south bank of the Thames from Windsor to Hurley. This area includes Datchet, Horton, Wraysbury, Old Windsor, Windsor Great Park, Sunninghill, Sunningdale, the Ascot Racecourse, the castle and the town of Windsor, Eton with its famous college, Maidenhead, the villages of Bray, Cookham and Hurley, White Waltham and Waltham St. Lawrence.
- Website
- http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 01628 798888
- Location
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Town Hall
St. Ives Road
Berkshire
GB
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