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Service Manager - Safeguarding - Somerset

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Somerset Council is seeking a dedicated and experienced Service Manager to lead their newly created Safeguarding Service. What will your responsibilities be? In this role, you will provide leadership and operational management for the Somerset-wide Safeguarding Service. You will ensure efficient and effective service delivery in line with organisational requirements, uphold defensible decision-making and statutory guidance principles, and apply relevant legislation in practice while maintaining professional priorities and ethical practice. You will build and maintain effective working relationships with partner agencies, contribute to the work of the Somerset Safeguarding Adults Board, and constructively challenge others by providing direction and guidance. Additionally, you will foster a safe, open learning culture where learning is embedded into practice and think and act creatively, challenging circumstances and environments that marginalise, exclude, or oppress.

Benefits

Competitive rate of payHybrid working opportunitiesSupport from senior members of staffQualification and Experience:Social Work England registrationEligibility to work in the UKFull UK driving licensePost-qualified experienceDegree level or equivalent in Social WorkEssential Requirements:Experienced registered professional and managerAbility to apply relevant legislation in practiceStrong relationship-building skills with partner agenciesAbility to constructively challenge and provide guidanceCommitment to creating safe, open learning culturesCreative thinking and action in challenging environmentsWhy Liquid Personnel?New 'Faster Pay' service getting you paid more quicklyTwice weekly payrollFree DBS and compliance serviceAccess to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agenciesFree access to Liquid's exclusive social work training and CPD portalYour own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledgeAccess to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK"Refer a Friend" bonus - get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*"Find your own job" bonus - get £250 for bringing your own position to us *Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.Reasonable Adjustments:We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.BH - 189316GH - 30296Health insurancePerformance bonus

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Job Title: Service Manager - Safeguarding - Somerset Location: Somerset (Hybrid) Pay Rate: £476 per day

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