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Safeguarding Lead

Hourly Rate: £18p/h – £24p/h

Location – Essex and Environments / Worldwide (Flexibility is crucial to us)

Are you passionate about safeguarding vulnerable adults and ensuring the highest standards of quality in social care services?

Dritewyse Care and Support Ltd (also known as DWCS) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Safeguarding and Quality Lead to join our team. As a key member of the Management Team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the direction of adult social care service provision within the organization

What you’ll be doing:

Leadership: Lead the delivery of exceptional safeguarding services.

Strategy Development: Drive forward the organization reform agenda by providing strategic vision and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Corporate Leadership: Collaborate with cross-functional team to initiate to embed changes sustainably and inspire staff towards achieving strategic objectives.

Service Leadership: Direct and manage service delivery, ensuring efficiency, responsiveness, and adherence to statutory requirements.

Financial Management: Prioritise resources effectively to support corporate vision, driving outcome-based commissioning models and exploring commercial opportunities.

Partnership Engagement: Actively engage with stakeholders to champion unified public services and foster collaboration across agencies.

Business Change: Lead change management programs to deliver continual improvement and support the development of a council-wide corporate culture.

Compliance: Ensure all activities comply with regulations and internal policies, managing performance and risk effectively.

Equality and Diversity: Uphold and promote equality and diversity policies, embedding diversity into all aspects of work and service delivery.

What you’ll have:

Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England OR any related qualifications

Significant experience of Adult Safeguarding at an operational and strategic level.

Experience of working across agencies at a Strategic level.

Experience: Extensive leadership experience within health or social care settings, with a track record of managing risk and performance.

Skills:

Strong strategic thinking, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with a commitment to delivering organization vision and values.

Knowledge:

Expert understanding of legislative factors influencing safeguarding, best practices, and the priorities of the company

Why Join Us?

DWCS is committed to making a real difference in our community. Joining our team means being part of a supportive environment where your expertise and dedication will be valued. We offer opportunities for continuous professional development and the chance to contribute to meaningful change.

What we offer:

We offer a supportive place to grow and develop your career with a real opportunity for your input to be valued and heard. Ambition and innovation will be required now more than ever and you will join a friendly and collaborative environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Alongside a competitive and negotiable salary

Additional benefits include:

• Being part of a growing marketing team and business in a growing industry
• Regular development reviews and mentoring
• Friendly, enthusiastic team ethos
• Employee of the Month benefits
• Social and team building events

If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for ensuring excellence through compliance and innovation, we would love to hear from you. Apply Now!

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact the recruitment team at recruitment@dwcsltd.co.uk