Safeguarding Assistant

Are you looking for a new challenge where you can provide remarkable care and service?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic, supportive and forward-thinking Staffordshire Adult Safeguarding Team (SAST) based within the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in Staffordshire.

Our team receive all adult safeguarding concerns that occur within Staffordshire and we have a responsibility for determining the next steps with the support from our partner agencies under Section 42 of the Care Act (2014). Those decisions that meet the Local Authority’s duties to make enquiries are then passed to relevant teams to complete further enquiries. Those decisions that do not reach Statutory threshold are effectively signposted to other agencies for support.

You will be supporting the Advanced Practitioners within the team to make Safeguarding Threshold Decisions as per Section 42 Care Act 2014.

You will be doing this by:

• Gathering essential information as directed by the Advanced Practitioner from a range of individuals including adults with care and support needs, members of the public and professionals.
• Providing professional telephone referral and signposting when appropriate to do so.
• Accurately managing safeguarding data, information and ensuring it is recorded correctly within Staffordshire County Council Systems.
• Ensuring appropriate checks are undertaken in respect of historical information held before a decision is reached, through use of different different systems that you will have access to.
• Providing accurate feedback to the Advanced Practitioner in a timely manner

You'll have:

• a passion and commitment to working with other agencies to achieve the best possible outcome relating to adults with care and support needs who are at risk of abuse or neglect
• ability to be a good team player as well as have an ability to work on your own with the support of your supervisor.
• the ability to prioritise your workload as well as being flexible to meet demands of a high pressured service.
• ability to be able to communicate effectively with a range of professionals, partners, members of the public and adults with care and support needs.

We offer learning and development opportunities as well as regular supervision in a very supportive and friendly environment.

You will be required to have some office presence working closely with the team and partners but will also have an element of home working.

Interviews will be held week commencing 1st June

For an informal discussion about the role, please feel free to contact Sarah Braithwaite Safeguarding Team Leader on 01785 278835 or Craig Cassells Safeguarding Practice Lead 01785 89521 or Kate Barnbrook- Practice Lead on 01785 895153

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.