About The Role
Are you passionate about making a positive, lasting difference to children and young people’s lives?
Do you want to work for a leading and progressive national childcare provider? Or perhaps you’re a social worker looking for their next challenge. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
We have an exciting opportunity for a knowledgeable and experienced child protection social worker to join our organisation as a ‘Safeguarding Social Worker’. You will be instrumental in delivering a service which will contribute to the best outcomes for the children and young people who are Educated within the Compass Community Group. Through working with colleagues within the service and partner agencies you will ensure we are able to provide support and protection for children and young people.
Safeguarding Social Worker Key Responsibilities
* To work in collaboration with the operational colleagues to ensure that safeguarding practice and quality standards are adhered to and underpinned by continuous improvement.
* To review education systems that record safeguarding incidents and events monthly.
* To visit schools regularly.
* To take the role of safeguarding governor.
* To mentor, support and challenge where safeguarding requires improvements.
* To ensure that all paperwork produced in each service is to a high standard and evidences that children and young people in our care are being looked after safely.
* To drive a safeguarding culture and help create an environment of continuous improvement where safety is demonstrated through robust quality assurance and compliance processes which includes the recruitment, induction, supervision and appraisal process in line with organisational policy.
* Ensure that recording and documentation demonstrates social work theory and practice, underpinned by analysis of information, inquisitive questioning and on-going reflective practice.
* To ensure that communication and decision making in relation to quality and practice is effectively cascaded, monitored and reviewed in order to drive business and practice growth.
* Demonstrate commitment to group learning and a feedback loop to respond to “lessons learnt” within the Compass Community.
* To continually support the development of management information systems to ensure that safeguarding is managed effectively.
* To advise and recommend strategies and policy developments to support and develop safeguarding across the group.
Essential Criteria
* Degree or equivalent social work qualification.
* Significant experience in safeguarding roles and the management of complaints and allegations.
* Membership of relevant professional body.
* Excellent knowledge of the inspection framework.
* Knowledge of childcare legislation; specifically the Regulations and Standards for Residential Children’s Homes and Fostering.
* Enthusiasm for developing and improving the groups services to Good/Outstanding Ofsted rating.
* Understanding of Health and Safety legislation and their role in protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of colleagues and others.
The benefits of joining Compass
We are looking for applicants who share our vision and values and who truly believe in the principles of excellent social work and inclusivity.
In return for this, we offer:
* A competitive salary.
* A contributory pension scheme.
* 26 days holiday (including your birthday day), and Bank holidays.
* Excellent opportunities for career development in our growing service.
* Team days out and staff engagement activity days.
* Wellbeing of our staff is vital; you will have access to the Employee Assist Programme.
Our recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be offered a role subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. Please note that Compass reserves the right to close this vacancy early upon receipt of sufficient applications.
If you are interested in joining our organisation and would like to request an application pack, please email jobs@compasscommunity.co.uk or call 01274 754251.
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