Service Manager: Designated & Education Safeguarding Lead

Sanctuary Personnel Limited; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time permanent

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Professional development

Comprehensive benefits package

Supportive environment

Meaningful impact

Job summary

Cardiff Council is seeking a Service Manager - Designated Safeguarding & Education Safeguarding to lead safeguarding functions within Children's Services in Cardiff. The role offers a permanent full-time position with a salary of £49,818 - £52,951 per annum.

The post requires strategic direction, partnership working, and driving safeguarding excellence to improve outcomes for children and vulnerable individuals in the city.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Designated Officer for Safeguarding function for Cardiff Council, ensuring safeguarding concerns and allegations are managed effectively, lawfully, and within required timescales.
• Provide operational leadership for the Safeguarding and Reviewing Hub.
• Oversee the management of allegations against practitioners and individuals in positions of trust.
• Lead the Education Saf safeguarding Team, providing advice, support, challenge, and guidance to schools and educational settings.
• Coordinate and oversee professional concerns relating to safeguarding practice.
• Provide specialist safeguarding advice to employers, partner organisations and agencies.

Job description

Cardiff Council is seeking a Service Manager - Designated Safeguarding & Education Safeguarding to lead safeguarding functions within Children's Services in Cardiff. The role offers a permanent full-time position with a salary of £49,818 - £52,951 per annum.

The post requires strategic direction, partnership working, and driving safeguarding excellence to improve outcomes for children and vulnerable individuals in the city.