Service Manager & Designated Safeguarding Officer

Cyngor Caerdydd/Cardiff Council; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff Council invites applications for the role of Designated Officer for Safeguarding within its Safeguarding and Reviewing Hub. You will lead the Practitioner Concerns Team and provide strategic oversight of safeguarding allegations and concerns involving practitioners and people in positions of trust across Cardiff.

Working with employers, schools and partner organisations, you will chair strategy meetings, offer expert safeguarding advice, and support defensible decision‑making in

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of working within safeguarding services.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation and Wales procedures.
• Experience chairing complex multi‑agency meetings and advising partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Practitioner Concerns Team and provide strategic oversight of safeguarding matters.
• Chair and oversee professional strategy meetings and advise on complex cases.
• Support robust, defensible decision‑making and partnership working across agencies.
• Oversee the Education Safeguarding Team and strengthen safeguarding in education settings.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic oversight

Multi-agency meetings

Policy knowledge

Partnership working

Staff development

Job description

Cardiff Council invites applications for the role of Designated Officer for Safeguarding within its Safeguarding and Reviewing Hub. You will lead the Practitioner Concerns Team and provide strategic oversight of safeguarding allegations and concerns involving practitioners and people in positions of trust across Cardiff.

Working with employers, schools and partner organisations, you will chair strategy meetings, offer expert safeguarding advice, and support defensible decision‑making in