Contextual Safeguarding Co-Ordinator

Fox Morris Group Ltd; Ellesmere Port; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in England seeks a Contextual Safeguarding Co-ordinator to support key safeguarding strategies. The role involves coordinating meetings, maintaining electronic safeguarding files, and fostering partnerships for better service delivery. Ideal candidates will possess a degree, extensive experience working with children, and sound knowledge of safeguarding legislation and policies. This is a full-time, hybrid position, offering flexibility.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and families.
• Experience of assessing risk in the context of abuse and neglect.
• Experience of chairing meetings or panels.
• Experience of minuting meetings.
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the Contextual Safeguarding Strategy.
• Coordinate administrative support to safeguarding meetings.
• Maintain child electronic files and performance dashboards.
• Liaise with partner agencies to improve service delivery.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to analyse information

Interpersonal skills

Solution-focused problem solving

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Electronic Management Systems

Job description

Contextual Safeguarding Co‑Ordinator – Cheshire West & Chester Council

Location: CH65 0BE

Contract: 3 - 6 months (possible extension / permanent offer for the right candidate)

Work pattern: full time, hybrid, flexible worker

Enhanced DBS required.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the development of the Contextual Safeguarding Strategy and practice guidance locally and at the Pan‑Cheshire level, ensuring local processes align with these.
• Coordinate and provide administrative support (including minute-taking) to meetings linked to Contextual Safeguarding, such as the weekly Contextual Safeguarding Hub.
• Coordinate meetings to support partners in gathering intelligence and sharing information (e.g., mapping meetings, context meetings).
• Keep the contextual safeguarding platform and child electronic files up to date, and contribute to embedding a robust performance dashboard for high‑quality reporting.
• Support the Practice Manager in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on Contextual Safeguarding.
• Ensure robust plans are in place for children and young people, monitor their effectiveness, attend child‑level meetings, and drive improvements in practice when necessary.
• Liaise with other local authorities having children placed in Cheshire West where contextual safeguarding concerns have been identified.
• Raise awareness of Contextual Safeguarding across the county by working with the Safeguarding Children Partnership Training Officer, contributing to training and awareness‑raising sessions for diverse professional groups.
• Develop a network of Contextual Safeguarding Champions within organisations to drive development within single agencies.
• Maintain and develop effective relationships with partner agencies at operational and strategic levels, holding each partner to account with a high‑support, high‑challenge approach to improve service delivery and outcomes for children.
• Seek the views of children and young people to inform service provision and test the effectiveness of interventions.

Requirements

• Essential: Educated to degree level or equivalent job‑related qualification.
• Essential: Experience of working with children and families.
• Essential: Experience of assessing risk in the context of abuse, neglect and safeguarding.
• Essential: Experience of chairing meetings or panels.
• Essential: Experience of minuting meetings.
• Essential: Experience of using IT applications (Excel, Word, Electronic Management Systems, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Essential: Experience of contributing to the development of policies and procedures as required.
• Essential: Sound knowledge of safeguarding systems.
• Essential: Sound knowledge of contextual safeguarding.
• Essential: Sound knowledge of legislation, practice, policy and procedures related to Child Sexual Exploitation, Criminal Exploitation, Modern Slavery and Trafficking, Domestic Abuse and harmful practices (including Female Genital Mutilation, Force Marriage, Honour Based Abuse).
• Essential: Ability to analyse information and produce clear and concise reports.
• Essential: Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Essential: Solution‑focused approach to problem solving.
• Essential: Ability to hold others to account, fostering a culture of high support and high challenge.
• Essential: Work within the equality and diversity frameworks of partner agencies.
• Essential: Demonstrate sound numeracy and literacy skills.
• Desirable: Experience of effective multi‑agency partnership working in safeguarding.
• Desirable: Experience of delivering training.
• Desirable: Experience of reporting to senior or multi‑agency boards.
• Desirable: Experience of preparing performance/strategic reports and presenting them in forums.
• Desirable: Ability to drive service improvements across a team and/or partnership.
• Desirable: Flexibility to work in different locations.

Application

To apply, send your CV and contact details. Further discussion on the application process will be arranged upon receipt.