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Safeguarding Adviser For Catholic Religious Congregations Shared post Part Time
Safeguarding Adviser
For Catholic Religious Congregations
Shared post
Salary: £20 per hour
Hours: 28 hours per month (flexibility considered)
Base: Central and Greater London
Contract term: Initially fixed term contract of 1 year
Accountability: Leader of both Congregations
Job summary:
Under the direction of the Congregational leadership, the role is required to contribute to the development and implementation of an agreed Safeguarding strategy that respects the commitment to the One Church approach and Religious Life Safeguarding Standards and the recommendations of the Elliot review.
- The post holder will work with the Congregational leaders of the two Congregations and their nominated Safeguarding Leads to support the members of the Congregations ensuring they establish and maintain a safeguarding culture aimed at the elimination of all forms of abuse.
- Take the lead in work connected with safeguarding training, DBS clearance, any victims of abuse and developing safety plans.
- Lead on the development of policies and implementation of safeguarding systems.
- Ensure that there are appropriate systems in place for record keeping.
- Represent the Congregations by attending meetings and conferences as appropriate to ensure the development and implementation of safeguarding policy and practice.
- Establish systems, develop strong relationships with members of the Congregation, and work collaboratively with the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency, (CSSA), Religious Life Safeguarding Service (RLSS) to support and maintain safeguarding practice and procedure.
- Write reports to the trustees of the Congregations and make recommendations along with further developing the Safeguarding Policy ensuring this meets current best practice and that the information contained is disseminated to all.
- Act as point of contact for the Congregations for all information requests and prepare documents to meet the requirements of the CSSA and RLSS. This will include putting together action plans and complying with audit requirements.
Person specification:
The Essential Skills for the role include:
- Knowledge of current safeguarding issues/legislation and best practice
- Organisational, numerical and analytical skills
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- A high level of written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating diplomacy and sensitivity
- Significant experience of working in a relevant field such as social care or child protection with related knowledge and skills to bring to the project
- Information technology skills
Comfortable working within the ethos and values of the Catholic Church,
Applications by 21st September 2021. Interviews will be held in Hammersmith.