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Hereford Council - Head of Service - Adult Safeguarding

Remedy Recruitment Group
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Hereford, Herefordshire HR2 9NH, England

Contract type

Part Time

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  • The role involves overseeing complex safeguarding and legal case challenges while ensuring compliance with the Care Act and related legislation.
  • Candidates must be a Registered Social Worker with a strong background in adult social work, safeguarding, legal frameworks, and team leadership.
  • The position requires excellent decision-making, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, and is part of the senior leadership team.
  • This critical leadership role demands immediate availability and experience in managing social work teams and operational performance.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, reflecting the level of experience required, which includes a substantial background in the relevant fields.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee complex, safeguarding and legal case challenges.
  • Ensure compliance with the Care Act and related legislation.
  • Oversee safeguarding enquiries, adhering to Making Safeguarding Personal principles.
  • Collaborate with partners to deliver high-quality services.
  • Oversee social work teams and ensure operational spend is managed and performance
  • Undertake any duties commensurate with role
  • Have good knowledge and skills in adult social work
  • Work as part of the senior leadership team
  • Support the teams through change management
  • Qualifications: Registered Social Worker with professional qualification.
  • Experience: Strong background in adult social work, safeguarding, legal frameworks, and team leadership.
  • Skills: Excellent decision-making, interpersonal, and negotiation abilities.
  • This is a critical leadership role requiring immediate availability.

About You:

  • Qualifications: Registered Social Worker with professional qualification.
  • Experience: Strong background in adult social work, safeguarding, legal frameworks, and team leadership.
  • Skills: Excellent decision-making, interpersonal, and negotiation abilities.
  • This is a critical leadership role requiring immediate availability.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.