Safeguarding Conference Team Coordinator - HC620233

Location: EPIC Portsmouth

Salary: Scale 6 - £32,247 - £34,329 per annum full time (pro rata £26,146 - £27,834 for part time position) including a weekend allowance with 1 in 4 working pattern.

Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract: 1 x Part Time 30 hours per week

Closing Date: Sunday 18th May 2025 @23:59 hrs

Vetting level: Police Management Vetting (MV)

Job Purpose

To work within Public Protection to enhance safeguarding and reduce risk to vulnerable victims, adults and children. Through research and preparing reports across child protection, domestic abuse and adult protection, working with external agencies and through face to face contact.

Key Accountabilities include but are not limited to:

• To research, prepare and administrate written summaries, reports and chronologies for disclosure to partner agencies and for use by police representatives in a variety of Adult/Child safeguarding related meetings.
• To research the histories of the parties involved in domestic abuse/child protection/adult at risk and identify the level of risk involved. To make recommendations regarding any risk assessment if appropriate.
• To research the relevant police systems including RMS, PNC (Police National Computer) and PND (Police National Database) and intelligence concerning parties to vulnerable adults and child safeguarding enquiries and decision making as to what can be shared with external agencies, conforming with Information sharing protocols and GDPR. Maintain RMS records ensuring tasks are sent to appropriate Inspectors highlighting when Government deadlines are due to expire.
• Attend Multi agency meetings where required, represent the organisation, including, Child Protection, Vulnerable Adults and BBR (Building Better Relationships).
• To complete face to face contact with vulnerable applicants under Clare’s Law and Sarah’s Law, complete all research on both applicant and subject, identifying any immediate safeguarding needs and action where appropriate. Process those enquiries to a sufficient level for an initial decision to be made.
• Complete any disclosures face to face with applicant in line with Government lead timelines. Complete any additional safeguarding needs following disclosure, including External safeguarding referrals, PPN’s and signposting.

Essential Qualifications

Educated to QCF Level 3 OR work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level. Experience in an agency environment with experience of participating in multi-agency meetings. Presenting information to meetings. Report writing and communication skills- e.g. the production of clear, concise and accurate records and reports. Experience in evidence gathering including that gathered in an interview type setting. To be computer/keyboard literate and a competent keyboard user.

Competencies and Personal Qualities

• We are Emotionally Aware Level 1
• We are collaborative Level 1
• We Deliver, Support and Inspire Level 1
• We Analyse Critically Level 1

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis. The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.