About the RoleSwindon Borough Council is seeking an experienced and strategic
Director of Safeguarding and Support
to provide senior leadership across safeguarding services and support functions.The
Director of Safeguarding and Support
will play a critical role in ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding practice, governance, and regulatory compliance across children's and adult services.Working closely with the Council's senior leadership team, the
Director of Safeguarding and Support
will lead service improvement, safeguarding oversight and partnership working to ensure vulnerable children, adults and families receive high-quality protection and support.Key Responsibilities
Provide
strategic leadership
for safeguarding and support services across Swindon Borough Council. Ensure
robust safeguarding frameworks
are embedded across children's and adult services. Lead and support senior management teams responsible for safeguarding delivery. Oversee
quality assurance, audit and improvement programmes
to maintain high standards of practice. Strengthen
multi-agency partnerships
with health, police, education and voluntary sector organisations. Ensure services operate in line with
statutory safeguarding legislation and national guidance. Drive
service transformation and improvement initiatives
to enhance outcomes for vulnerable residents. Provide expert safeguarding advice to
senior leaders, elected members and governance boards. Lead learning and improvement following safeguarding reviews and audits. Essential Requirements
Significant
senior leadership experience within safeguarding services. Extensive knowledge of
children's and/or adult safeguarding legislation and frameworks. Proven experience managing
large multidisciplinary teams and complex service areas. Demonstrated success in
service improvement and transformation programmes. Strong experience working within
multi-agency safeguarding partnerships. Relevant professional qualification (e.g.,
Social Work qualification with registration
or equivalent leadership experience). Excellent
strategic leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills. Desirable Experience
Previous experience working at
Director or Assistant Director level within a local authority. Experience supporting
inspection readiness and safeguarding improvement programmes. Experience working within
integrated health and social care systems. Why Apply?This is a unique opportunity for an experienced
Director of Safeguarding and Support
to join Swindon Borough Council and lead safeguarding strategy at a senior level.How to ApplyIf you are an experienced safeguarding leader ready to step into a
Director of Safeguarding and Support
role, we would welcome your application.Please submit your
CV and availability, and a member of our specialist public sector recruitment team will contact you to discuss this opportunity further.