Safeguarding Lead

LGBT Jobs; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a CALM Safeguarding & Therapeutic Lead for a home-based UK role. You will ensure safeguarding compliance, support staff emotional wellbeing and lead on safeguarding training. 37.5 hours per week across rotating days, with some weekend shifts.

Role requires therapeutic qualification and extensive safeguarding experience in mental health, plus ability to work remotely and build stakeholder relationships with resilience and discretion.

Qualifications

• Therapeutic qualification (counselling, psychotherapist, psychologist) (BACP, UKCP, BABCP, BPS).
• Evidence of knowledge in safeguarding (e.g. Level 3 Safeguarding).
• Significant safeguarding experience within mental health, preferably helpline.
• Experience coaching and developing staff.
• Experience delivering session support and managing safeguarding concerns.
• Ability to produce detailed reports with statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, advice and debrief to staff on safeguarding and emotional wellbeing.
• Support safeguarding matters; ensure policies and procedures are up-to-date.
• Act as main contact for safeguarding issues with external agencies.
• Identify trends and risks; liaise with line managers on mitigation.
• Develop and deliver safeguarding training for staff.
• Manage vicarious trauma and its impact on employees.
• Monitor safeguarding practices and produce regular reports for management.
• Collaborate with QA and training to identify improvements.

Skills

Coaching staff

Report writing

Stakeholder management

Emotional resilience

Remote collaboration

Education

Therapeutic qualification (counselling, psychotherapist, psychologist)

Job description

Home-based role with rotational shifts including weekends and evenings

Key responsibilities include safeguarding practice and staff emotional wellbeing

Requires therapeutic and safeguarding qualifications and significant relevant experience

Be part of something great

Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people's lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

As a CALM Safeguarding & Therapeutic Lead you will ensure that the helpline operates in compliance with safeguarding legislation and best practices. You will ensure the emotional wellbeing for helpline staff and managers.

This role will ensure safeguarding practice is robust, consistent, and effectively implemented to protect individuals in mental health crisis. You will also be responsible for implementing staff emotional wellbeing strategies to ensure the workforce remain resilient.

Shifts will be worked on a rota basis as outlined below and may be subject to change. This is a home-based role open to applicants located within the UK. The position is 37.5 hours per week, worked across 5 rotational days out of 7, including some weekend shifts.

Shift Pattern:

More about what you will do

• Provide support, advice and debrief to staff on safeguarding and emotional wellbeing, promoting a culture of vigilance and responsibility
• Support on all safeguarding matters, ensuring the helpline's policies and procedures is up-to-date and effectively implemented
• Act as the main point of contact for safeguarding issues, liaising with external agencies, including emergency services
• Identifying trends and risks including mitigation strategies and liaising with line managers
• Develop and deliver safeguarding training for staff and ensuring they are equipped to identify and respond to safeguarding concerns
• Have experience in managing vicarious trauma and the impact on employees
• Monitor safeguarding practices and produce regular reports for management and customers. Supporting with client presentations and updates (QBR's /EOY's)
• Work alongside Quality Assurance and training team to identify challenges and opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

• Therapeutic qualification (counselling, psychotherapist, psychologist) (BACP, UKCP, BABCP, BPS)
• Evidence of knowledge in safeguarding (e.g. Level 3 Safeguarding)
• Significant experience in a safeguarding role within mental health, preferably within a helpline or similar setting
• Experience of coaching and developing staff
• Experience of delivering session support and managing safeguarding concerns
• Experience of and ability to produce detailed reports including statistical analysis
• Experience using data to influence and drive change
• Willingness to work flexibly at short notice including weekends and evenings
• Ability to build strong relationships whilst working remotely, with strong stakeholder relationships
• Understand and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Sound decision making with an ability to work pro-actively across the service
• Strong multi-tasker, time manager and planner who can work well autonomously and as part of a team
• Proven experience in delivering support services to vulnerable people/helpline work
• Ability to empathise with people at all levels
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• An ability to empathise with people at all levels
• Emotional resilience
• Strong attention to detail.

Be part of something great

Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people's lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

As a CALM Safeguarding & Therapeutic Lead you will ensure that the helpline operates in compliance with safeguarding legislation and best practices. You will ensure the emotional wellbeing for helpline staff and managers.

This role will ensure safeguarding practice is robust, consistent, and effectively implemented to protect individuals in mental health crisis. You will also be responsible for implementing staff emotional wellbeing strategies to ensure the workforce remain resilient.

Shifts will be worked on a rota basis as outlined below and may be subject to change. This is a home-based role open to applicants located within the UK. The position is 37.5 hours per week, worked across 5 rotational days out of 7, including some weekend shifts.

Shift Pattern:

• 16:30 - 00:30

More about what you will do

• Provide support, advice and debrief to staff on safeguarding and emotional wellbeing, promoting a culture of vigilance and responsibility
• Support on all safeguarding matters, ensuring the helpline's policies and procedures are up-to-date and effectively implemented
• Act as the main point of contact for safeguarding issues, liaising with external agencies, including emergency services
• Identifying trends and risks including mitigation strategies and liaising with line managers
• Develop and deliver safeguarding training for staff and ensuring they are equipped to identify and respond to safeguarding concerns
• Have experience in managing vicarious trauma and the impact on employees
• Monitor safeguarding practices and produce regular reports for management and customers. Supporting with client presentations and updates (QBR's /EOY's)
• Work alongside Quality Assurance and training team to identify challenges and opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

• Therapeutic qualification (counselling, psychotherapist, psychologist) (BACP, UKCP, BABCP, BPS)
• Evidence of knowledge in safeguarding (e.g. Level 3 Safeguarding)
• Significant experience in a safeguarding role within mental health, preferably within a helpline or similar setting
• Experience of coaching and developing staff
• Experience of delivering session support and managing safeguarding concerns
• Experience of and ability to produce detailed reports including statistical analysis
• Experience using data to influence and drive change
• Willingness to work flexibly at short notice including weekends and evenings
• Ability to build strong relationships whilst working remotely, with strong stakeholder relationships
• Understand and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Sound decision making with an ability to work pro-actively across the service
• Strong multi-tasker, time manager and planner who can work well autonomously and as part of a team
• Proven experience in delivering support services to vulnerable people/helpline work
• Ability to empathise with people at all levels
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• An ability to empathise with people at all levels
• Emotional resilience
• Strong attention to detail.

• MAXIMUS is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal wellbeing and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.
• We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for interview. Your Guaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team.
• Where reasonable, MAXIMUS will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.

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