Job Description

Wigan Life Centre South/Agile Working

College Avenue

Wigan

WN1 1NJ

Salary: Grade 9, \xc2\xa335,411 - \xc2\xa3 40,478 per annum.

2 positions x 37 hours per week

Your role:

In this role you are required to co-ordinate safeguarding work across the interface of statutory and non-statutory safeguarding adult\xe2\x80\x99s work under vulnerable adults risk management process. You will lead professional multi agency meetings to develop appropriate protection planning with individuals identified to be living in high risk safeguarding situations who do not meet the criteria for safeguarding under The Care Act 2014. You will work to identify appropriate lead professionals to continue to implement and review protection planning identified for the individual. You will take part in a weekly rota for the screening of safeguarding alerts received into the local authority under The Care Act 2014. You will contribute to our Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) process on a rota basis.

About you:

You will have at least three years post qualifying experience working in adult social care with experience of multi-agency working. You will have experience of using the electronic record system Mosaic or similar. You will already have or be willing to achieve a secondary qualification either BIA, AMHP or Practice Educator and contribute to this area of practice periodically in order to support the ongoing development of the adult social care workforce. You will be legally agile with a sound understanding of The Care Act, MCA, MHA and the interfaces between the frameworks in order to promote best practice. Ideally you will have some experience of working with individuals that use addictive substances. You will have experience in making swift decisions providing reasons for your decision making but most of all have a wealth of enthusiasm to safeguard adults at risk of harm from themselves or others.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted \xe2\x80\x98Council of the Year\xe2\x80\x99 at the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards and has recently published , our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the ensuring that your service will be continuous or \'unbroken\' between the supporting organisations.

The Support and Safeguarding Team ensure our legislative duties under The Care Act and all other relevant legislation are carried out to a high standard to promote the wellbeing and independence of our adult residents. We value enthusiasm and commitment from our workforce and are focused on achieving excellent results for the community within our budget. We will provide you with the opportunity to undertake relevant training and development to support you in your role and to develop within the organisation.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

You can contact the Safeguarding Team for an informal discussion about this post on 01942 486165

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Interview date: Tuesday 31st October 2023

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus adult barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding

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permanent

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application deadline

11 59 pm

22nd Oct 2023

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