Safeguarding Officer

Lincolnshire pa.; Newark on Trent; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Discount schemes and cycle to work

Civil service sports council

Flexible working policies

Career progression opportunities

Generous annual leave (buy‑more option

Supervision, learning and CPD time

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council is seeking two Safeguarding Officers to join the adult safeguarding team. You will lead enquiries into adults at risk, assess risk, and implement safeguarding plans in partnership with colleagues and external agencies.

This role involves countywide travel and hybrid working arrangements. Applicants should hold a professional qualification in social work, nursing or occupational therapy and have post-qualifying practice experience.

Qualifications

• Secure knowledge of adult safeguarding, including S42 enquiries, MSP and the Care Act 2014.
• Empowering communicator who handles difficult conversations
• Sound decision making within risk enablement
• Organised, able to work in a pressurised, fast-paced setting with changing priorities

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate safeguarding enquiries into adults who are experiencing or at risk of abuse or neglect, working with other professionals
• Assess and manage risk, and ensure plans are in place to promote wellbeing and safeguard adults
• Triage safeguarding concerns, maintaining Making Safeguarding Personal and the Safeguarding Principles
• Use a strengths-based, risk enablement approach that keeps the adult's choice and control
• Support people to build links within their own community and find creative solutions
• Support effective multi-agency working with partner organisations
• Attend appointments across the county

Skills

Adult safeguarding knowledge

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Education

Social work, nursing or OT qualification

Post-qualifying practice experience

Job description

Two Safeguarding Officers join the adult safeguarding team at Lincolnshire County Council, working under Safeguarding Principal Practitioners on statutory duties under the Care Act 2014. The work centres on leading enquiries into adults at risk of abuse or neglect, assessing risk and putting plans in place with partner agencies. The countywide specialist team of social workers and nurses means travel across the county and hybrid working. Fit depends on a social work, nursing or occupational therapy registration plus post-qualifying experience.

What the job involves

• Lead and coordinate safeguarding enquiries into adults who are experiencing or at risk of abuse or neglect, working with other professionals
• Assess and manage risk, and ensure plans are in place to promote wellbeing and safeguard adults
• Triage safeguarding concerns, maintaining Making Safeguarding Personal and the Safeguarding Principles
• Use a strengths-based, risk enablement approach that keeps the adult's choice and control
• Support people to build links within their own community and find creative solutions
• Support effective multi-agency working with partner organisations
• Attend appointments across the county

Qualifications

• Professional social work, nursing or occupational therapy qualification
• Post-qualifying practice experience

Registration & licences

• Maintained professional registration with the relevant professional body

Skills & knowledge

• Secure knowledge of adult safeguarding, including S42 enquiries, MSP and the Care Act 2014
• Empowering communicator who handles difficult conversations
• Sound decision making within risk enablement
• Organised, able to work in a pressurised, fast-paced setting with changing priorities

Checks & eligibility

• Criminal record check

Other

• Ability to travel across the county
• Fluent spoken English to converse at ease and give advice (Fluency Duty)
• Good internet connectivity for remote working

What’s offered

• Hybrid working
• Contributory pension
• Discount schemes and cycle to work
• Civil service sports council membership
• Flexible working policies
• Career progression opportunities
• Generous annual leave with the option to buy more
• Supervision, learning and development and protected CPD time