Your new company We are currently supporting The Church of England, National Church Institutions to recruit a part-time 0.6 FTE job share post for the North West.
Regional Safeguarding Leads will work alongside the National Safeguarding Team (NST), working to support safeguarding practice in dioceses and cathedrals across the Church of England within their region.
Your new role
Each Regional Safeguarding Lead supports the development of best safeguarding practice in one of eight regional clusters of Diocesan Boards of Finance (DBFs) and cathedrals. They provide professional supervision and quality assurance to Safeguarding Officers working in DBFs and cathedrals in their region. They will support the implementation of the National Safeguarding Standards to encourage consistency of practice and support Church bodies to respond to the findings of the Independent Safeguarding Audit Programme.
Regional Safeguarding Leads will develop and lead their Regional Safeguarding Network, facilitating the sharing of best practice and resources, group supervision, and the commissioning of joint initiatives between Church bodies.
Regional Safeguarding Leads work closely with senior managers, senior clergy and other stakeholders in these bodies, representing the NST at the local level. They also work closely with fellow Regional Safeguarding Leads and other colleagues in the NST to ensure Church-wide consistency in approach.
What you'll need to succeed. The successful applicant must have a professional qualification or equivalent experience relevant to safeguarding. It is essential you have had a caseworker lead responsibility in cases involving the protection and safeguarding of children and/or vulnerable adults along with up-to-date knowledge of research and evidence-based practice models relevant to safeguarding. Experience of providing professional supervision in respect of safeguarding and working at a strategic level, at least at middle manager level, influencing decision-making and implementation is a must.
What you'll get in return
The successful applicant must have a professional qualification or equivalent experience relevant to safeguarding. It is essential you have had a caseworker lead responsibility in cases involving the protection and safeguarding of children and/or vulnerable adults along with up-to-date knowledge of research and evidence-based practice models relevant to safeguarding. Experience of providing professional supervision in respect of safeguarding and working at a strategic level, at least at middle manager level, influencing decision-making and implementation is a must.
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