Assistant Director for Adult Safeguarding and
3 weeks ago
**Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, Ipswich IP1 2BX - Hybrid**:
- **£83,404 - £99,949 per annum**:
- **Full Time, 37 hours per week (notional)**:
- **Permanent**
**About Us**
Now is a great time to look at joining Suffolk.
We have an **ambitious corporate strategy with health and wellbeing as a core objective**; and we have just launched our exciting new **People at the Heart of Care** strategy that will deliver 4 key outcomes**:Independence, Quality, Sustainability, **and** People’s Voices at the Core.**
We have a commitment to continually develop our **exciting programme of social care and health integration** to best respond to the changing population needs in the county. We are working in new ways with colleagues, partners and communities to develop new models of care provision, further embed **person-centred, asset-based practice,** and to use technology and innovative digital solutions to deliver improved health and wellbeing outcomes.
Your** innovation and drive** will help us to continue improving and evolving. Our opportunities and support will enable you to make a difference and leave a positive, lasting legacy.
**The Role**
Reporting to the Director of Adult Services, you will be responsible for adult safeguarding, quality assurance and workforce development across Suffolk, ensuring that residents across the county are safe and able to maintain their health and independence. You will be the link into the Safeguarding Adult Board and work closely with members of Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership to improve multi-agency working to enable partner organisations to be more effective in safeguarding adults. You will have responsibility for our Sensing Change team, our specialist team providing support to adults with hearing and or sight loss.
You will drive continuous improvement in quality, review and optimise the customer safeguarding journey, and enhance efficiency.
In addition, you will also lead on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion across the Directorate and also on CQC inspection preparation.
**About You**
This exciting role calls for a qualified social worker who understands good practice, has excellent organisation and communication skills, and the ability to collaborate and work through a wide range of peers, colleagues, and partners to deliver.
**Travel and workplace requirements**
This role includes hybrid working, with a minimum requirement of two days in the office per week. On occasions, there may also be a requirement for you to travel to locations away from your contractual base, using reasonable and suitable means available to you. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability to meet the travel requirements of this role, please speak with the contact detailed below.
**For more information and to apply**
For more information about this opportunity, or a confidential discussion about your suitability, and to apply, please get in touch with our retained partners at Penna:
Or please visit** **careers.suffolk.gov.uk/leadership** where you can view a full list of requirements and read the **role profile (docx)**.**
**Closing date: 11.30pm, 7 July 2024**
**Interview date**:_ _**25 or 29 July 2024**
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid
Suffolk County Council - welcoming diversity
**As a modern and effective council, we **offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of **skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that **flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to **understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven **to make a positive difference to the world around us and **encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.**
In return, you’ll enjoy:
- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
- plus more
If you would like to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).
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