Safeguarding Advisor Reigate
Job description
The starting salary for this role is £48,632 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
Working as a Safeguarding Advisor in the Transition Team means no two days are the same. I really enjoy the wide variety of work, as well as the support of a dedicated and friendly team. The Transition Team enables me to work autonomously and encourages everyone to attend training in order to develop their skills & knowledge and to enable career progression. - Sarah Cave, Safeguarding Advisor
We are excited to be hiring a new Safeguarding Advisor to join our fantastic Transition team. The team has office bases in Quadrant Court, Woking and Woodhatch Place, Reigate. The team is County wide and covers all of Surrey.
What we can offer you;
- Annual Leave - with the opportunity to buy up to 10 days additional annual leave
- Agile working opportunities - your work/life balance is important to us!
- Training and Development - Superb opportunities for development including a Readiness Programme, Preceptorship, Structured Induction Programme
- A supportive, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Car lease scheme and many more discounted life-style benefits, please visit?MyBenefits?for Surrey County Council staff for more information.
About the role?
This role will be within the context of achieving and delivering the work of our team for service users and families. You will lead on the development of safeguarding practice in the team, ensuring that young people and families drive our work.
The role includes engaging with partner agencies and will be able to provide safeguarding advice, guidance and chair safeguarding meetings. Additionally, you will contribute to the development and implementation of the Safeguarding Strategy ensuring all practice is fully in line with the multi-purpose training programme offered by the Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board.
As a Safeguarding Advisor at Surrey, we will put you in the best possible position to assess the social care needs of our service users, providing direct positive intervention to some of our more complex service users and support for their carers.
The Transition Team are passionate about supporting young people and their families live healthy, active and fulfilling lives, safely, in their own communities. We would love to hear from you if you share the same passion.
In your application, we would love to hear about your;
- You must hold a professional Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Nursing or other relevant Qualification and be registered with a professional body.
- You will need to have a significant working knowledge of the current statutory framework for health and social care provision and relevant legislation and experience of coordinating safeguarding enquires.
- Knowledge and experience of working with people who have learning disabilities and/or Autism would be an advantage.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 2nd July 2023.
Interviews will take place week commencing 10th July 2023.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Contact Details
For an informal discussion please contact Sally Graham by e-mail at
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Benefits
From flexible working to job sharing we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups. We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
