Adult Safeguarding Lead Social Work

Overview

Flexible / Hybrid Working | Long Term Contract | Compressed Hours Considered

Looking for a secure leadership role where safeguarding excellence truly matters?

This is an exciting opportunity to step into an Adult Safeguarding Lead position within a supportive and forward-thinking Adult Services directorate. You’ll join an authority that genuinely values professional judgment, reflective practice, and work–life balance - with hybrid working available up to two days per week and flexibility built around trust, not micromanagement.

You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping safeguarding practice across the service, providing expert leadership, guidance, and oversight to ensure vulnerable adults are protected and supported effectively. This is a role where your experience, voice, and values will be respected.

• Competitive salary between £42,000 and £47,000
• Hybrid working and compressed hours to fit around your life
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Genuine investment in leadership development and CPD
• Strong focus on staff wellbeing and reflective supervision

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for adult safeguarding across the service
• Lead on complex safeguarding concerns, including high-risk and multi-agency cases
• Offer expert advice, guidance, and challenge to practitioners and managers
• Ensure safeguarding practice aligns with legislation, policy, and best practice
• Chair and contribute to safeguarding meetings, panels, and reviews

This is a varied, influential role where you’ll balance hands-on safeguarding oversight with leadership, mentoring, and service development — making a real and lasting impact.

• Qualified Social Worker registered with the appropriate professional body
• Strong experience within adult safeguarding, including complex cases
• Confident decision-maker with a calm, compassionate leadership style
• Passionate about quality, learning, and protecting adults at risk

If you’re looking for a role where safeguarding leadership is valued and supported — not stretched thin — we’d love to talk.

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