Dorset Safeguarding Childrens Partnership Service Manager

Dorset Council UK; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Dorset Council UK seeks a part-time Service Manager for the Dorset Safeguarding Children's Partnership Team. The role involves overseeing multi-agency safeguarding strategies, developing annual reports, managing budgets, and collaborating with local partners to ensure safeguarding duties are met. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in safeguarding leadership within health, social care, education, or policing.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in safeguarding and leadership in children services, police, NHS or Education.
• Experience with multi-agency partnerships and strategies is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the DSCP Strategy and Business Plan for safeguarding children's outcomes.
• Collaborate with DSCP Board to produce annual safeguarding report.
• Manage the DSCP budget and implement effective policies and procedures.

Skills

Safeguarding

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Degree or equivalent in health, social care, education, or police

Job description

Dorset has an exciting role for a part time service manager to oversee the Dorset Safeguarding Children's Partnership Team.

The role involves ensuring that statutory strategic partners fulfil their safeguarding duties in line with "Working Together" guidelines. The individual will advise the DSCP Board (SSB Board) and its wider network on their statutory obligations, stay informed about national and local safeguarding developments, and coordinate responses to these initiatives. They will oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of the DSCP Strategy and Business Plan to ensure effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements for optimal outcomes for children and young people.

Key responsibilities include collaborating with the DSCP Board (SSB Board) and Independent Scrutineer to produce the annual safeguarding report, representing the DSCP at various meetings, and supporting child safeguarding efforts in alignment with Dorset Children’s Services. The role also involves aiding local partners during regulatory inspections, supporting the scrutiny arrangements of the DSCP, and developing a multi-agency performance framework to reflect safeguarding activities.

The individual will manage the DSCP budget, develop and oversee the DSCP Business Support Unit, and ensure the implementation of effective multi-agency policies and procedures. They will establish governance arrangements for clear communication within the partnership and with other boards, coordinate multi-agency safeguarding responses, and identify and disseminate learning from various sources. Additionally, they will manage the multi-agency appeals process, commission independent authors for CSPR’s, and coordinate training as required by local and national safeguarding reviews.

The individual will have significant experience in safeguarding and leadership in either children services, police, NHS or Education.

The role requires a degree or equivalent in health, social care, education or police.