Local Authority Designated Officer
Health & Safety, Well-being

Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
Health & Wellbeing
Safeguarding and Review Team

Ref: G9/OL-33526
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £38,813 to £42,683 plus essential care user allowance (Grade 9)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Rock Street resource centre, Rock Street, Oldham, OL1 3UJ
Closing Date: 17 November 2019
Shortlisting Date: 19 November 2019
Interview Dates: 26 November 2019

Job Description & Person Specification.doc
Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc
  

Role overview

 

Working in compliance with local policies and procedures and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018, the LADO will deliver the statutory functions of the Designated Officer including the management and oversight of allegations against people who work with children. You will be required to chair Allegations against Staff and Volunteers management meetings and provide advice, guidance, support and challenge to employers, voluntary agencies and organisations regarding an employee or volunteer who faces such an allegation.

 

Key responsibilities

  • Management and overview of individual cases from all agencies and voluntary organisations that work with children if an allegation meet the thresholds as set out in the Government Guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018
  • Monitoring the progress of cases to ensure cases are dealt with within set timescales
  • Responsibility for maintaining information databases in relation to all allegations and producing qualitative and quantitative reports for LSCB and DfES.
  • Attendance at or chairing strategy meetings and liaising with chairs of strategy meetings (if not chairing).
  • Contributing to LSCB training programmes and awareness raising across Children’s Workforce.

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Significant post qualifying UK experience
  • Experience within Children Social Work.

About Us

 

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough, and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

 

We put the needs of children and young people in Oldham at the heart of everything we do and that takes amazing professionals who share our determination to make a real difference to their lives.

 

We want the best professionals and you will be rewarded for your expertise – at a time where the council is making significant investment.

 

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviors, our Values outline how we do business and we share these boroughs wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviors which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the on our Greater. Jobs pages (link to the greater.jobs blog with the V&Bs)

 

Oldham is a great place to live, just a short distance from Manchester city centre and the beautiful countryside of Saddleworth. We are an employer with a clear and strong set of values and behaviours who can offer you an extensive package of staff benefits, as well as one of the finest social worker support offers in the country.

 

To find out more about who we are, what we do and why you should join us please visit our dedicated careers pages where you will also find useful guidance on how best to complete the application form:  Working at Oldham

For details of how we use your data please see out privacy notice: Privacy Notice


 

Location
Rock Street Resource Centre
Vacancy Description
 

Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
Health & Wellbeing
Safeguarding and Review Team

Ref: G9/OL-33526
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £38,813 to £42,683 plus essential care user allowance (Grade 9)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Rock Street resource centre, Rock Street, Oldham, OL1 3UJ
Closing Date: 17 November 2019
Shortlisting Date: 19 November 2019
Interview Dates: 26 November 2019

Job Description & Person Specification.doc
Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc
  

Role overview

 

Working in compliance with local policies and procedures and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018, the LADO will deliver the statutory functions of the Designated Officer including the management and oversight of allegations against people who work with children. You will be required to chair Allegations against Staff and Volunteers management meetings and provide advice, guidance, support and challenge to employers, voluntary agencies and organisations regarding an employee or volunteer who faces such an allegation.

 

Key responsibilities

  • Management and overview of individual cases from all agencies and voluntary organisations that work with children if an allegation meet the thresholds as set out in the Government Guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018
  • Monitoring the progress of cases to ensure cases are dealt with within set timescales
  • Responsibility for maintaining information databases in relation to all allegations and producing qualitative and quantitative reports for LSCB and DfES.
  • Attendance at or chairing strategy meetings and liaising with chairs of strategy meetings (if not chairing).
  • Contributing to LSCB training programmes and awareness raising across Children’s Workforce.

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Significant post qualifying UK experience
  • Experience within Children Social Work.

About Us

 

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough, and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

 

We put the needs of children and young people in Oldham at the heart of everything we do and that takes amazing professionals who share our determination to make a real difference to their lives.

 

We want the best professionals and you will be rewarded for your expertise – at a time where the council is making significant investment.

 

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviors, our Values outline how we do business and we share these boroughs wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviors which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the on our Greater. Jobs pages (link to the greater.jobs blog with the V&Bs)

 

Oldham is a great place to live, just a short distance from Manchester city centre and the beautiful countryside of Saddleworth. We are an employer with a clear and strong set of values and behaviours who can offer you an extensive package of staff benefits, as well as one of the finest social worker support offers in the country.

 

To find out more about who we are, what we do and why you should join us please visit our dedicated careers pages where you will also find useful guidance on how best to complete the application form:  Working at Oldham

For details of how we use your data please see out privacy notice: Privacy Notice