Contextual Safeguarding Advisor

Our Client Ealing Council, is looking for a Contextual Safeguarding Advisor to join their Team.

Recruitment practices to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and/or vulnerable adults apply to this post in addition to the requirement to obtain a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

To work with key multi agency networks to increase understanding within the local authority and across partner agencies of the nature of the risk areas involved in Contextual Safeguarding (in addition to sometimes linked issues such as Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and their impact on children and families

To chair Contextual Safeguarding meetings, including strategy meetings relating to contextual safeguarding, ensuring decision making promotes the safety and wellbeing of children within a multi-agency framework including the development of effective disruption plans and full consideration of criminal investigation/prosecution.

To provide specialist advice and support across the Children's Workforce and Safeguarding Partnership on appropriate inter-agency responses to these risk areas in accordance with Ealing's Safeguarding Partnership procedures including the relevant risk assessment frameworks.

To maintain a matrix of vulnerable adolescents from Ealing through liaison with key partners to track risk, support ongoing analysis of risk and ensure risk is reduced and work is coordinated.

Work with staff from across the wider Children and Families' workforce to ensure that children and young people's needs are met; including the Police, schools, voluntary sector and faith organisations, etc., identifying unmet local need and/or barriers and bring these to the attention of the Partnership and relevant subgroups.

To actively consider new and innovative ways of incorporating Contextual Safeguarding (CS) approaches within the Brighter Futures model of practice; recognising and sharing learning within the organisation and wider network through the delivery of training.

Support Young People to chair/hold their own meetings through the Young Person led meeting process.

To build relationships across the Children and Families Services and the wider stakeholder network and being a main point of contact with responsibility for raising awareness of and providing advice and support on CS approaches.

Have a clear quality assurance function in reviewing CS plans and practice and promote high standards including through the undertaking of audits across the service in line with organisational audit cycles.

To ensure meaningful participation at CS meetings of young people and their parents through the provision of appropriate information and support.

To take lead responsibility for performance management and trends analysis of vulnerable adolescents and these risk areas. To report to the ESCP and other relevant forums such as council meetings. Safer Ealing Partnership etc., on risk data and analysis on a regular basis.

To explore best practice and national research to inform the ongoing development and improvement of local procedures.

To devise a communication strategy including marketing materials and internet programme that includes advice to parents, carers, young people, professionals and the community.

To deputise for the Contextual Safeguarding Manager.

To ensure complaints are dealt with in accordance with department policies and timescales.

To ensure that the Council's equal employment opportunities are implemented in all aspects of service delivery.

To participate in the Safeguarding Team service plan in raising standards and improving service delivery.

To ensure required electronic recording is up to date and produced within required timescales.

To be responsible for council resources; Laptop, tablet, smart phone etc.

Requirements of this Social Worker job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Continual professional development.
• Social Work England registered.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Competitive Referral scheme
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

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To be considered for this role, please apply with your CV to on the social care team.

Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit