LADO and Assistant Team Manager
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Directorate: Families and Homes
Grade: PO6
Salary: £51,093 - £54,129
Retention Bonus/ Market Supplement: TBA
Contract Type: Permanent
Working hours per week: 36
Weeks per year: 52
Application Deadline: 30/07/2024
Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC
Reference: 1018
** INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY**
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
About the role:
Provide support to LADO service operating as Assistant LADO deputising for Team Manager
Assistant Manager of Safeguarding in Education Team
List essential duties and responsibilities of the role
- Managing Allegations against Staff/Volunteers - Working under Chapter 7 London Safeguarding Children Procedures/WTTSC/Children Act 89/KCSIE2023
- Responding to complaints Ofsted/DfE
- Lead practitioner responsible for providing support/advice/guidance to Schools/Colleges/APs/PRU's
- Delivering DSL Forums/lead on identifying/procuring/commissioning relevant training to the education sector.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Provide support to LADO service operating as Assistant LADO
- Assistant Manager of Safeguarding in Education Team
- Managing Allegations against Staff/Volunteers - Working under Chapter 7 London Safeguarding Children Procedures/WTTSC/Children Act 89/KCSIE2023
- Responding to complaints Ofsted/DfE
- Lead practitioner responsible for providing support/advice/guidance to Schools/Colleges/APs/PRU's
- Delivering DSL Forums/lead on identifying/procuring/commissioning relevant training to the education sector.
Qualifications and Requirements:
To be considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements:
- Experienced Qualified Social Worker (Children) - registered with SW England
- Must hold Social Work Degree/DipSW or equivalent in Social Work
- Minimum 3yrs post qualified Social Work experience
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of managing complex cases
- Excellent communication skills and ability to challenge effectively
- Excellent organisational skills
- Experienced in delivering training or willing to develop
- Experienced in multi-agency working/partnership working
- Excellent report writing and analytical skills
- Experience with MOSAIC system desirable but not essential
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
- Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
- This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;
- Satisfactory DBS check;
- Continued professional body registration;
How to Apply:
** INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY**
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Caroline Coyston, LADO and Safeguarding in Education Team Manager caroline.coyston@walthamforest.gov.uk Mob 07770 052421
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
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