Provincial Safeguarding Officer; North-East Wales

Location:
The role will primarily cover North-East Wales and is generally home based. The role requires significant travel, and own transport is therefore essential.

Contract:
Permanent

Reporting to:
Safeguarding Manager

Hours of Work:
Full time (34.75 hours per week)
though there is some flexibility in terms of working hours with a minimum expectation of 28 hours weekly, being worked over 4 – 5 days during Monday - Friday.

The Church in Wales is a Province of the Anglican Communion, comprising six dioceses, with more than 1000 churches and 14 separate offices.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Provincial Safeguarding Officer. The role involves receiving and responding to safeguarding concerns and allegations across the Province of the Church in Wales, consistent with the Church in Wales Safeguarding Policy, associated Procedures and Guidance. The Safeguarding Officer will work closely with colleagues in the Safeguarding team and the wider organisation. The successful candidate will have experience of carrying out safeguarding investigations and managing safeguarding risks.

• Extensive experience of working with children and/or adults at risk in a safeguarding context.
• Experience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working, including with statutory sector partners.
• Experience of carrying out child and adult at risk safeguarding investigations.
• Experience of undertaking and reviewing safeguarding risk assessments and developing risk management plans.
• A good working knowledge of key legislation and Government guidance including the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
• A comprehensive understanding of the principles of confidentiality, including when it is appropriate to breach confidentiality in specific circumstances.
• Knowledge of the risks presented by abusers and understanding of offender behaviour.
• Understanding of current good practice in handling allegations made against employees and volunteers who work in positions of trust with children and adults at risk.
• Own transport.
• An empathy with the mission and ministry of the Church in Wales.
• Experience of working with survivors of abuse.
• Experience of working with offenders.
• Experience of working in or with voluntary organisations and/or of working with volunteers.
• A relevant qualification e.g. Social Worker registered with Social Care Wales.
• Welsh speaker with a high level of fluency in spoken Welsh.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.