Specialist Practitioner (Safeguarding)

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Specialist Practitioner (Safeguarding)
• Job Location: Shire Hall
• Salary: £37,261 - £42,503 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 14/05/2023
• Job Requisition Number: 5059
• This post is not open to job share

Are you passionate about working with people to promote independence and dedicated to making a difference? We would love to hear from you!

We have a full time Specialist Practitioner opportunity available in our Safeguarding Adults team.

Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care are holding a series of recruitment events in 2023 to share details of our many rewarding local jobs. Our events aim to inspire anyone who is thinking about a new challenge or a change of career to join our amazing Adults teams in 2023.

Please visit our Recruitment Events webpage. If you need any further information, please email our Adults Recruitment Team today!

Our short video will give you an idea of what it's like to work in our Adult Social Care Safeguarding team.

Adult Social Care Safeguarding Team - YouTube

About the role:

The Specialist Practitioner role in the Safeguarding Adults team provides specialist advice and support service to front line workers across partnership organisations. Specialist Practitioners have a key role in delivering the Screening and Triage service operated by the team, which ensures consistency across the county in the way initial safeguarding assessments are carried out and decisions are made. This requires close working with an extensive multi-agency network to ensure the best possible outcome for every adult.

The team also contributes to the work of the Safeguarding Adults Board, helping to ensure continuous improvement in safeguarding practice across the county.

About us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Gloucestershire County Council. The Safeguarding Adults team is based at Shire Hall in Gloucester, working as part of an agile working offer (which includes working from home combined with time in the office).

If you join us, you can be confident of becoming part of a welcoming, supportive, passionate, innovative, and experienced team. The suitable candidate will be well supported within their role and will receive regular supervision.

About you:

We are looking for someone with an appropriate professional qualification who has experience of working effectively with safeguarding cases in a multi-agency context. Understanding of the need for a person-centred approach to safeguarding is important, as is up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and policy.

Excellent communication skills, the ability to build sound working relationships with professionals across all relevant disciplines and a team-focused approach are all important attributes needed for this role.

What’s in it for you?

You’ll be entitled to our full benefits package, including:

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
• Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounts at a number of major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• Strong emphasis on a supportive working environment and developing our employees with 94% having participated in their annual appraisal and regular health and wellbeing events.

And much more!

Applying:

Please write your application with consideration for the essential criteria on the Job Profile. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact [email protected] to arrange a convenient time for a call back.

We’re closer than you think:

We are an easy commute from many locations, view our commuting times map to see what we mean. However, we understand that commuting isn’t for everyone, so if you are in the process of relocating, why not email us to discuss opportunities further.

Additional Information:

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Specialist Practitioner (Safeguarding) Job Profile

This Position is subject to a DBS check.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

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