Local Authority Designated Officer

As the Designated Officer for Stockport, you will respond to and oversee allegations against adults who work in a regulated activity with children. You will also contribute to promoting the role across the Safeguarding Partnership to ensure that it is embedded and well understood.

You will have a key role in reporting on the activity of the Designated Officer., Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://greater.jobs/content/13405/greater-manchester-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the 'About You' or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application. Please also email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.

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Supporting Documents

You will be a qualified social worker with significant experience. You will have a strong commitment to working restoratively and will be skilled in forming relationships with partners.

You will have excellent communication skills, both written and oral and will be able to deliver training to others. You will have experience of chairing complex meetings, analysing information from multiple sources, assessing risk and formulating plans. You will have a sound understanding of the legislation relevant to the Designated Officer role and will be ambitious to achieve excellence in this area of practice.

The Designated Officer sits within the Safeguarding and Learning Service and alongside colleagues from Workforce Development and the Children and Adult's Safeguarding Partnerships.

You will work with the current Designated Officer who will work part-time and will report to the Service Lead for Safeguarding. We are an enthusiastic, supportive and experienced team and are keen to share our skills and knowledge - and learn new ones too!

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.