Vulnerability and Safeguarding Specialist

Title: Vulnerability and Safeguarding Specialist x3

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time - 35 hours

Salary: £40,649 per annum to £44,825 per annum (London weighted salary) or £36,073 per annum to £40,014 per annum (Regional salary), dependant on experience, plus ECU (If policy requirements are met)

Grade: 8

Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford - Please note for candidates outside of London, the successful candidate will be expected to travel to our head office in Stratford approximately once a month.

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: Wednesday 22nd October - 23:00

Interviews will be held Wednesday 5th November via MS Teams.

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Join our Housing Specialisms Team at L&Q:

Are you passionate about people and safeguarding? Would you like to join our Housing Specialisms Team as a Vulnerability and Safeguarding Specialist and help us to deliver an excellent service for residents? This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who is a customer-focused team player with expertise in vulnerabilities and Safeguarding.

Our customers are the most important part of our business and as a member of the Housing Specialisms team, it is vital that you display passion and commitment to lead and deliver an excellent service every time. This will be measured against the high standards and values that we set across the organisation and Department.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

Your impact in the role:

• Working closely with housing teams to ensure they respond positively and proactively to the needs of vulnerable residents, including where there are safeguarding concerns.
• Helping to develop the knowledge and skills of housing staff with regards to working with vulnerable people and safeguarding.
• Working with housing colleagues to ensure they work within L&Q's safeguarding framework and embed safeguarding procedures into their daily work.
• Provide advice, guidance and mentoring to frontline housing staff to ensure best practice in safeguarding. This includes occasional delivery of training.
• To feed into wider safeguarding and vulnerability strategies as a subject matter expert.
• To monitor and collate KPI information on a monthly basis

What you'll bring:

• You'll have a relevant degree (desirable) i.e. social work, nursing (mental health), health and social care, or a Diploma or NVQ level 4 health and social care or equivalent (essential) and Safeguarding level 3 training (desirable)Relevant work experience and responsibilities.
• You'll have excellent time management skills along with the ability to manage a complex workload whilst adhering to important deadlines.
• Stakeholder management is also key to this role and an ability to engage with a diverse customer base is essential.
• You should have a sound understanding of the Care Act 2014 and other relevant legislation. Relevant skills they need - i.e. communication skills, analytical skills or stakeholder management skills etc.
• You should be good at building relationships with people and be able to communicate well with colleagues and residents.
• You'll be confident in providing advice, guidance and mentoring to our front-line housing teams in subject such as vulnerability and safeguarding.
• You'll have demonstrable and relevant experience of working with vulnerable adults and children

DBS

For this post the successful candidate will need to apply for or be in possession of an Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) to enable them to work within the team.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please contact us.

About L&Q:

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

At L&Q, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.

ECU Allowance is paid in accordance with requirements of the relevant policy as updated from time to time.