Adult Safeguarding Officer

2 weeks ago

Caernarfon, United Kingdom Gwynedd Council Full time

Reference:
24-27189

Job title:
Adult Safeguarding Officer

Directorate:
Adults, Health and Well-being

Service:

Closing date:
15/05/2024 10:00

Job type/Hours:
Temporary | 31/03/2025 | 37 Hour

Salary:
£39,186 - £41,418 a year

Pay Scale:
PS2

Location(s):
Caernarfon

**Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this **Information Pack

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

For further information about this post please contact **Mannon Trappe on**01286 678723**

Interview date to be confirmed.

Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH

Tel: 01286 679076

**CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, WEDNESDAY, 15/05/2024.**

**_

**Personal attributes**:
**Essential**:
Demonstrates a commitment to ensuring that the citizen is central to the entire care provision.

Demonstrates a commitment to the principles of the Social Services and Well-being Act 2014 and Ffordd Gwynedd principles.

Be open to consider ideas and new ways of working.

Possess strong negotiation skills.

An enthusiastic person, committed to providing quality / high standard services.

A creative thinker and effective communicator with the ability to inspire the workforce.

Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Able to work effectively under pressure.

A welcoming personality.

Honesty, assertiveness and flexibility.

Able to accept responsibility and communicate effectively.

**Desirable**:
Able to motivate and empower staff effectively.

**Qualifications and relevant training**:
**Essential**:
Professional qualification in the care field (Social Work)

Three years post-qualifying experience.

Experience of working with adult safeguarding cases.

Evidence that you are registered with a relevant professional body

Holder of a valid driving license and use of a car

**Desirable**:
Developmental qualifications within the profession (CPEL)

Teaching Practice Qualification.

**Relevant experience**:
**Essential**:
Broad experience of working in the community.

Experience of working in adults services.

Experience of working with safeguarding cases.

Experience of working under pressure.

Experience of supporting colleagues or students in the workplace.

Experience of working on complex cases.

Experience of working effectively with partners.

Experience of risk management and demonstrate an excellent professional judgement.

**Desirable**:
Experience of contributing to schemes/projects.

Experience of consultation work, presentations and completing reports.

Experience of achieving targets within specific time limits.

**Skills and specialist knowledge**:
**Essential**:
Displays knowledge, understanding and experience of the legislation that is relevant to the field of adult care and health.

Knowledge of adult safeguarding.

Understanding of the Social Services and Well-being Act 2014.

Understand the Council’s objectives and priorities.

Understand the concept and principles of Ffordd Gwynedd.

Ability to communicate and network effectively orally and in writing.

Adequate IT skills to make effective use of software packages that are relevant to the post.

Good negotiation skills.

**Desirable**:
Skilled in data analysis in order to improve service provision and ensure quality.

Motivation skills

Presentation and chairing skills.

**Language requirements**:
**Listening and Speaking - Higher**:
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.

**Reading and Understanding - Higher**:
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.

**Writing - Higher**:
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).

**Purpose of the post**:

- Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
- To provide operational guidance on adult safeguarding issues across Cyngor Gwynedd and the BCUHB workforce in order to ensure that citizens have access to the appropriate person in a timely manner and to enable them to continue to live their lives as they wish to.
- Support the Area Leads to manage the Adult Safeguarding process.
- To provide expertise in adut safeguarding and to act in an advisory role for the county’s services.

**Responsibility for functions**:

- EQUIPMENT- responsibility for equipment used to undertake the role.

**Main duties**:
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsibility for developing the Safeguarding 'hub' To receive

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