Summary
WE ARE HIRING AND SEEKING A REGIONAL SAFEGUARDING MANAGER
The purpose of the Regional Safeguarding Manager role is to provide line management and professional supervision to a team of Regional Safeguarding Leads operating across eight regions in England.
As the Regional Safeguarding Manager, you will be a member of the National Safeguarding Team (NST), working to support safe guarding practice in Dioceses and Cathedrals across the Church of England. You will be responsible for supervising the Regional Safeguarding Leads and supporting them in fulfilling their complex roles. You will work closely with colleagues in the NST to ensure Church-wide consistency in approach.
You will work across the regions supporting the Regional Safeguarding leads to establish opportunities for shared resourcing, working arrangements and commissioning of collaborative services. In addition, you will be supporting the implementation of the National Safeguarding Standards to encourage consistency of practice.
You'll be responsible for:
* Providing Professional Supervision to the Regional Safeguarding Leads
* Providing advice and guidance on the engagement between Regional Safeguarding Leads and a diocese/cathedral.
* Overseeing the use of tools and frameworks to examine practices and processes by Regional Safeguarding Leads to ensure the Church of England's National Safeguarding Standards are being consistently met or worked towards.
* Encouraging the Regional Safeguarding Leads to explore opportunities for the joint commissioning of specific services, including joint working and sharing of resources.
* Establishing effective relationships with key stakeholders (operational and strategic) at a National and Regional level.
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Key role requirements
* This is a hybrid role with the expectation to work from the office 1 day per week.
* The post holder will be required to travel extensively across the country to visit each of the regions. It is anticipated that this will include an annual visit to each diocese and cathedral and at least monthly meetings in Church House, Westminster.
* An enhanced DBS check will be required as part of our pre-employment checks.
You will also need:
* Experience in Senior management of safeguarding children and/or vulnerable adults at a local and regional level, including the development of safeguarding capabilities and practice.
* A professional qualification or equivalent experience relevant to safeguarding at a senior level.
* An up-to-date knowledge of research and evidence-based practice models relevant to safeguarding and the wider social and political context.
* A strategic and operational experience in managing staff and teams, and working collaboratively with specialist and non-specialist colleagues.
* The ability to oversee complex safeguarding cases.
* The ability to develop the professional potential of individuals.
* Personal resilience to work effectively in a highly pressurised environment under significant scrutiny.
For further information on the role and person specification, please see the attached job description.
Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact:
Interviews will be held in Church House, Westminster, London on Wednesday 30 April 2025. Note: Interviews will be held for one day only.