Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership Manager

Wakefield Council; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Wakefield is seeking a Partnership Manager to provide strategic leadership across their safeguarding partnership. This role involves managing a multi-disciplinary team and ensuring compliance with safeguarding legislation. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge in safeguarding practices and experience in a partnership context. Responsibilities include overseeing delivery plans, managing reviews, and developing relationships with senior stakeholders to promote effective safeguarding for children and vulnerable adults.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of current safeguarding legislation and guidance.
• Experience operating within a multi-agency partnership context.
• Previous experience working directly with children and families is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the safeguarding partnership.
• Manage multi-disciplinary Business Unit team members.
• Oversee development of the Partnership's -28 Delivery Plan.

Skills

Extensive knowledge of safeguarding legislation

Experience in operational management

Ability to work with senior leads

Job description

Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) Business Unit is looking for an outstanding individual to provide strategic leadership across the Partnership to enable the statutory leads – Wakefield Council, West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and West Yorkshire Police, alongside it’s partners to continue to strive for excellence for children and families through effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements which promotes their welfare.

As the Partnership Manager you will provide strategic and operational management to a multi-disciplinary Business Unit team to enable the Partnership to fulfil its statutory requirements set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children, these responsibilities include but are not exclusive to :

• Oversee the progressing of the Partnership’s -28 Delivery Plan which is reported on quarterly to the WSCP Executive who scrutinise the work undertaken
• Manage the process of Rapid Reviews and Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, including when required managing LCSPR Panel, drafting Terms of Reference, quality assurance, drafting of action plans and submission to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
• Prove direct line management of up to four members of the WSCP Business Unit and overall management of the team which comprises of six full-time equivalent staff
• Oversee all WSCP Business Unit activity which includes the development and delivery of a multi-agency learning offer, co-ordination of its multi-agency subgroups, quality assurance and safeguarding review activity, school safeguarding training delivery and support, multi-agency policy, procedure and guidance development and delivery of the partnership’s communication and engagement strategy
• Develop and maintain a close working relationship with senior leads of partners, including chief officers of Wakefield Council’s Children’s and Young People’s Services, West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and West Yorkshire Police, acting as a point of contact for support and guidance in respect of the partnership’s multi-agency safeguarding responsibilities

You will need to have an extensive knowledge and understanding in the field of safeguarding children including the current legislation and guidance, together with a high level of experience in operating within a partnership context and ability to operate alongside senior leads within organisations providing high support and high challenge. In addition, it would be beneficial if you have previous operational experience working directly with children, young people and their families.

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WSCP is housed within Wakefield Council, who is wholly committed to ensuring children and vulnerable adults are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and vulnerable adults whilst promoting their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility.