Local Authority Designated Officer – LADO, at Wigan Council

Job title:

Local Authority Designated Officer – LADO, at Wigan Council

Company

Wigan Council

Job description

Wigan Life Centre South

College Avenue

Wigan

WN1 1NJ

Salary: Grade 11, £46,464 – £50,512 per annum.

37 hours per week

Your role:

Reporting to the Service Lead Childrens Safeguarding, as Wigan’s Local Authority Designated Officer you will provide professional and practice advice to the Council and its partners and will have the overall responsibility for the management of allegations of abuse against adults in a position of trust across the authority.

As a LADO you will lead staff allegations, management and safeguarding processes on behalf of the Local Authority and wider partnership. The LADO will ensure that effective processes are consistently followed in order to lead to the very best outcomes in terms of protecting children and young people. You will analyse and report upon data as well as undertaking Quality Assurance of the role, and communicating decisions and outcomes with key partners and employers.

We are inviting applications from those who are SWE registered, have a degree (or equivalent) in social work, have significant post qualifying experience in children’s safeguarding, and excellent knowledge of relevant child care legislation, policy and best practice. You will possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to work independently and confidently with a range of agencies, and be able to challenge practice at all levels. You will have a great ability to make tough decisions on complex cases. Our workforce enjoy a hybrid approach to flexible working.

About you:

You will be a strong communicator, with excellent knowledge and understanding of safeguarding, and the LADO roles and responsibilities. You will be able to adhere to Wigan Councils three behaviours, be positive, accountable, and courageous.

You will be able to carefully and sensitively listen to what others have to say at all levels of the organisation and constantly checks their own understanding before acting with an ability to monitor and evaluate performance of self to ensure excellent service delivery.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published , our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the ensuring that your service will be continuous or ‘unbroken’ between the supporting organisations.

Wigan is a fantastic place to work where we are able to offer you a wide range of both challenging and rewarding career development opportunities. Ofsted have recently highlighted that we are creating the right conditions for social work to thrive. You will have the chance to join a team of enthusiastic, knowledgeable and supportive managers who have recently committed to the Signs of Safety approach as our practice model. You would be a part of embedding this model across the whole service.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor.

If you are interested in this role, please contact Glynis Williams on 07717 424437 for an informal discussion.

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Interview date: To Be Confirmed

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding

salary from

£46,464

contract

permanent

working hours

full time

application deadline

11 59 pm

10th Mar 2024

Expected salary

£46464 – 50512 per year

Location

Wigan, Greater Manchester

Job date

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 01:46:09 GMT

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