Local Authority Designated Officer

1 month ago

Stone, United Kingdom Staffordshire County Council Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Staffordshire Childrens Front Door, based in the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) for a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO). This is a 12 month, fixed term role in the management and coordination of allegations against people working with children. 

As an experienced social worker in safeguarding children you will be working within an team to ensure that allegations are dealt with in a timely manner that is robust and fair with positive and effective working with all stakeholders and partner agencies. Main Responsibilities

The LADO service is a small team which provides advice and guidance to employers, individuals and organisations who have concerns relating to adults who work with children in a paid or voluntary capacity where their behaviour may have harmed a child or otherwise suggests they are unsuitable to work with children. The role is defined in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2013) in respect of people in positions of trust. The Ideal Candidate

As an experienced social worker, to apply for this role you must have:

·        A social work degree and be Social Work England (SWE) registered.

·       Post qualifying social work experience in children’s safeguarding.

·       Knowledge of the LADO role and underpinning legislation and guidance.  

·       Knowledge and skills in management of risk.

·       Experience of multi agency working with the ability to scrutinise and challenge. About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post. 

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

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