Team Manager – Safeguarding (Maternity Cover)

30 hours per week

12-month fixed term maternity cover

Are you a passionate and experienced leader who wants to make a lasting difference to people's lives? This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Safeguarding Adults Team, helping to ensure adults at risk are safe, heard and supported to live independently within their communities.

Working with colleagues across health, social care and partner organisations, you'll have the chance to influence safeguarding practice, support professional development and drive positive outcomes for some of the most vulnerable people on the Island.

What you'll do

• Lead and inspire a dedicated Safeguarding Adults Team, ensuring high-quality, person-centred safeguarding practice.
• Oversee Section 42 safeguarding enquiries in line with the Care Act 2014 and local safeguarding procedures.
• Champion the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal, ensuring adults and their advocates remain at the heart of decision-making.
• Build strong partnerships across agencies to deliver effective and timely safeguarding responses.
• Support and develop staff through coaching, supervision, quality assurance and professional development.
• Promote high standards of social work practice that are fair, proportionate and outcome focused.
• Drive continuous improvement, helping to shape and strengthen safeguarding services across the Island.

Why join us?

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a real impact, both for the people we support and for the professionals you lead. You'll join a committed and supportive team, work closely with a range of partners, and play a key role in improving outcomes for adults at risk.

If you're looking for a rewarding leadership role where your expertise, compassion and vision can make a genuine difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

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We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.

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Please note, appointment to a regulated role will require you to provide additional personal details, including full employment history, referee information, and consent for any required safeguarding checks, as part of the Council’s commitment to safer recruitment and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Out of Hours Standby and Call Out. You may be asked to provide support in exceptional circumstances, outside of usual business hours. Unless stated otherwise in the job summary for the role this is not part of the department’s usual standby arrangements.

The Isle of Wight Council is committed to supporting all newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) via a robust post-graduate competency framework, the ‘Assessed and Supported Year of Employment’ (ASYE). The ASYE is intended to be the first stage of continuing professional development for Registered Social Workers. The framework will be closely allied to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF).  You will be therefore, be required to satisfactorily complete the ASYE programme within a 12-month period (or 18 months if part-time).

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