Welcome to St.Helens Council's Job Vacancies. Please follow the instructions on each individual form to complete your application. Completed forms will be submitted automatically to the appropriate team for processing and you will be notified should your application proceed to interview.
At St Helens Council, we are committed to delivering high quality, excellent services for all children and families in the town.
Located within the Safeguarding Unit, you will work closely with other Council departments e.g. Youth Offending Service, Children's Centres and schools to promote Safeguarding in St Helens. With responsibility for quality assurance, you will ensure that our Social Care Teams are able to deliver high quality services that meet the Safeguarding Agenda and contribute to the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) and other departmental business plans, to improve and promote Safeguarding outcomes for children and families.
As the Local Authority's Designated Officer you will have responsibility for the management and oversight of all allegations made against professionals working with children.
With a minimum of 3-years experience as a Team Managers or equivalent in Children’s Social Care, and knowledge of Safeguarding requirements, you will be able to communicate and motivate other professionals to develop services that are compliant with the Safeguarding standards expected by the LSCB.
We are looking for enthusiastic and creative individuals who are also committed to improving daily lives and long term outcomes for children and families, enabling the delivery of well co-ordinated, high quality services. If you share our vision and values, if you are highly motivated and experienced in working with families then we would like to hear from you.
This post is subject to enhanced DBS disclosure and HCPC registration.
For an informal discussion please contact Alison O'Connor, Safeguarding Manager on 01744 671249
For an application form and further details contact:
When requesting an application form please state your name, your address, the job you are interested in and the job reference number.
The Council's official job application form must be completed in all cases. CVs should not be submitted as a replacement.