Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
Salary range: £50,574 - £53,607 p.a. inc. London weighting (plus £5000 golden hello after probation and £3000 annual retention payment)
36 hours
The Post
Are you interested in developing your career in a fast-paced dedicated Safeguarding Adults & DoLS Team? If you have substantial experience in care management and safeguarding and would like to specialise and develop your skills further in safeguarding this may be the role for you.
If you enjoy fast paced frontline work this may interest you. You would be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of safeguarding adults at risk in Brent Council, ensuring appropriate measures are taken to protect individuals at risk of abuse or neglect by providing expert advice, managing cases and promoting a culture of safeguarding across all staff whilst promoting Making Safeguarding Personal.
We are looking for someone who enjoys fast paced work, who works quickly with good decision-making skills, is able to prioritise work and support and manage staff undertaking Section 42 (Care Act 2014) enquiries. You will work well under pressure, have a good sense of humour and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
You will have substantial care management and safeguarding experience, good report writing and case recording skills and the ability to work with a variety of staff and stakeholders from different disciplines. You will be passionate about keeping vulnerable people safe and applying legislation appropriately to do so.
Our Benefits include:
- A £5000 ‘golden hello’ for managers new to Brent, upon completion of their probationary period.
- An annual retention payment of £3000 for eligible frontline workers and managers from Grade PO2 – PO7
- Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home (laptop and iPhone provided)
- Regular professional supervision
- Continuing Professional Development
- Genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career
- Management development programmes
- Generous Local Government pension scheme
- Access to internal and external learning and development via our Adult Social Care Skills Academy
- Commitment to supporting workforce health and wellbeing with access to a free confidential employee counselling service.
- Access to privilege card for local retailers the London Designer Outlet
- Access to our Zipcar scheme
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.