Safeguarding Lead

Safeguarding Lead Our Charity is looking to recruit a Safeguarding Lead on a part time hourly rate basis who will be championing Safeguarding throughout the Charity About the role Responsibilities: In addition to wider responsibilities the Safeguarding Lead will take on three main responsibilities which are; Strategic, Effective Policy and Practice and Creating the Right Culture. Creating the Right Culture, The Safeguarding Lead will: * Champion safeguarding throughout the Charity. * Attend relevant safeguarding training events and conferences. * Support the trustees in developing their individual and collective understanding of safeguarding. * Attend meetings, activities, projects to engage with staff, volunteers and beneficiaries to understand safeguarding on the ground. * Work with the Chair, designated safeguarding lead and communications team in order to manage all serious safeguarding cases. * Support regular safeguarding updates for staff, volunteers and beneficiaries. * Make sure you have ways of gathering the views of staff and volunteers in relation to safeguarding and sharing these with the board of Trustees. Strategic, The Safeguarding Lead will: * Consider the Charity’s strategic plans and make sure they reflect safeguarding legislation, regulations specific to your activities, statutory guidance, and the safeguarding expectations of the Charities Commission. * Work with the Chair and designated safeguarding lead regularly to review whether the things the organisation has put in place are creating a safer culture and keeping people safe. * Check the Charity’s risk register reflects safeguarding risks properly and plans sensible measures to take, including relevant insurance for trustees liability. * Make sure there is space on the agenda for safeguarding reports and help trustees understand and challenge those reports. Effective Policy and Practice, The Safeguarding Lead will: * Make sure there is an annual review of safeguarding policies and procedures and that this is reported to trustees. * Understand the monitoring the charity does to see whether policies and procedures are effective. * Call for audits of qualitative and quantitative data (either internal or external) when they’re needed. * Learn from case reviews locally and nationally, to improve the Charity’s policies, procedures and practices. * Oversee safeguarding allegations against staff or volunteers, together with Chair and designated safeguarding lead. * Be a point of contact for staff or volunteers if someone wishes to complain about a lack of action in relation to safeguarding concerns. Skills and Abilities: * Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and others. * Ability to advise and support individuals at all levels within the Charity. * Act with integrity and respect when working with others. * Administration management skills. * Communication skills. * Influencing skills. * Ability to work with conflict and emotionally distressing matters. * Ability to produce and develop guidance and resources. Knowledge: * The role voluntary organisations have in safeguarding. * Types of abuse and harm. * Legislation, government guidance and national frameworks for safeguarding children and adults at risk. * Role and responsibilities of local key safeguarding agencies, including social services and the police. * Local social services processes for the assessment and referral of safeguarding concerns