Safeguarding Practitioner

South Tyneside Council; South Tyneside; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Staff development

CARE framework

Job summary

South Tyneside Council is seeking a Safeguarding Practitioner to join the Safeguarding Adults Team in the Town Hall and Civic Offices. The role focuses on strengths-based interventions under the Making Safeguarding Personal agenda to help adults with care and support needs achieve their outcomes.

You will work to Section 42 Enquiries and advise colleagues and partners on safeguarding requirements, attending multi-agency meetings as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in adult safeguarding legislation and practice.
• Commitment to Making Safeguarding Personal.
• Willingness to undertake further bespoke learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Undertake duties including Section 42 Enquiries under the Care Act 2014.
• Support colleagues and partner organisations on safeguarding requirements.
• Attend multi-agency complex management meetings.

Job description

Safeguarding Practitioner

(Safeguarding Adults Team, Town Hall and Civic Offices)

Salary Range £37,280 - £45,091 pa

Career Grade (Bar at £39,152, £40,777 and £42,839) depending on experience

About the Role

Assigned to our Safeguarding Adults Team, you will undertake a range of strengths-based interventions aligned to the Making Safeguarding Personal agenda, to ensure adults with care and support needs and their families and carers' achieve their desired outcomes. You will undertake a range of duties including Section 42 Enquiries as required by the Care Act 2014, support and advise colleagues and partner organisations on the requirements of safeguarding and attend multi agency complex management meetings.

About You

Driven by research, innovation and the desire to develop best practice, you must demonstrate an applied knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation and be willing to undertake further bespoke learning and development to support your future progression.

As a professional Safeguarding Practitioner you will want to practice in a setting that believes that people are at their healthiest and happiest when they are supported to remain independent, close to the people they love and who love them, in the neighbourhoods and communities they call home.

This role is a great opportunity for someone with the right drive and ambition to join our highly motivated team. The successful applicant will share our enthusiasm, contributing to and influencing improved performance at an individual, team and service level.

About Us

Adult Social Care is changing in South Tyneside. We are a forward-thinking Council that is developing innovative approaches to meet our challenges. Focusing on People, Place and Partnerships, this is a great time to join us. With our new Council Leadership, and a recent service review, we are developing a new 5-year Vision and Strategy for Adult Social Care to help support the next stage of our journey. Working closely with all our partners our vision for the future is to see every person in South Tyneside with care and support needs "Living Better Lives", to fully utilise their strengths and assets, to remain safe and well; in the neighbourhoods and communities they call home. We want to work with all our partners to ensure the person only need tell their story once and that they have equal voice in co-ordinating their care and support. We understand promoting the importance of social justice and inclusion, respecting people’s rights, citizenship and participation.

If you are committed to adults having choice and control over their support, maximising opportunities for independence and well-being and working in partnership, then this is the job for you.

Benefits

• We offer an excellent benefits package and further information is available here.
• We remain fully committed to supporting our staff to grow and develop, and we will provide you with the opportunity to use your skills and learn new ones.
• Through the development of our new Values and Behaviour Framework we will fully support staff to become Curious, Accountable, Responsive and Empowered (CARE).

South Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant pre-employment checks.

For those posts where there is a requirement to either work in or enter a Care Quality Commission Regulated Care Home (CQC) it would be preferred but optional, that you have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless medical exempt) as a condition of employment.

We do not currently offer skilled worker visa sponsorship.

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Closing date: Noon, 8 September 2026.

Interviews will take place on 24 September 2026