Safeguarding Partnership Development Officer

1-month contract with a local authority

• This is a 1-month contract with a local authority, focusing on leading and coordinating the development, planning, and delivery of Safeguarding Children Partnership (CSCP) priorities. The role is crucial for ensuring effective multi-agency collaboration to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. It emphasises driving improvements in safeguarding practices, system learning, and partnership working across statutory and community sectors.
  

• Manage and deliver a range of safeguarding workstreams in collaboration with statutory and community partners.
  
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with Children’s Services, Health, Education, Police, and voluntary sector partners to enhance safeguarding practices and joint efforts.
  
• Coordinate system learning responses to serious child safeguarding incidents, ensuring timely and effective reviews and implementation of recommendations.
  
• Analyse issues, identify barriers, and scope areas for development to improve safeguarding outcomes.
  
• Monitor progress against agreed timescales and ensure the delivery of recommendations.
  
• Co-design and coordinate the CSCP multi-agency safeguarding learning offer, including reporting on the quality and impact of training and learning materials.
  
• Contribute to national reforms in children’s social care by implementing best practices and aligning local initiatives with government priorities.
  
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and maintain accurate records and reports.
  

• Proven experience in safeguarding children within a multi-agency environment.
  
• Strong track record of managing projects or workstreams involving multiple stakeholders.
  
• Experience in coordinating learning responses to safeguarding incidents and implementing improvement plans.
  
• Ability to analyse complex issues, identify solutions, and monitor progress effectively.
  
• Experience in designing and delivering training or learning programs for professionals.
  

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Social Work, Education, Health, or related field.
  
• In-depth knowledge of safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance, and best practice.
  
• Enhanced DBS clearance required.
  

• Working hours: 36 hours per week
  
• Hybrid working: 3 days required in the office
  
• Enhanced DBS required