Programme Development Officer

Walsall Safeguarding Partnership is recruiting to the permanent position of Programme Development Officer. The successful candidate will play a central role in developing and coordinating a programme of activity across key priority areas for safeguarding children and adults

We are seeking a Programme Development Officer to join the Partnerships small, hard-working business unit. The team provides a range of services to support the efficient running of Walsall Safeguarding Partnership who are responsible for ensuring that the delivery of services to children and adults with care and support needs are effective in keeping them safe. This post will work with a range of multi-agency safeguarding professionals from Health, Police, Local Authority, Education and others, in order to promote and develop a programme of activities that will support the delivery of the safeguarding partnership priorities.

The role requires a confident and resilient candidate with excellent communication and organisational skills and experience of working in a multi-agency safeguarding environment. You will be supported by and work closely with the Head of Safeguarding Partnership and the Quality Assurance and Improvement Lead but will be expected to work independently and often to specified timescales., Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.

This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development., Part of the Black Country, famous for its enterprising and industrial past, Walsall is reinventing itself to become a progressive modern community. The borough is centred around the major town of Walsall, but also includes five smaller and distinctive district centres (Bloxwich, Aldridge, Willenhall, Darlaston and Brownhills), together with numerous villages.

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