Social Worker – Local Authority Designated Officer

Our client Hertfordshire County Council is looking for a Qualified social worker – Local Authority Designated Officer to join their team.

Job Responsibilities

• To manage and oversee the allegations management process in line with current local and national safeguarding procedures and guidance issued by the Department for Education and Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership, including the identification of those at risk or in need of protection, determining with the employer the most suitable method of intervention.
• To manage and oversee individual cases from all partner agencies of the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership employing or supplying staff to the children’s workforce.
• To chair LADO meetings that look at an allegation against an individual working in the children’s workforce and agreeing decisions and actions, ensuring the accuracy of notes, their timely distribution and accurate recording on the agreed systems.
• To disseminate the outcomes of processes as appropriate and work with employers to ensure that referrals of cases to the Disclosure and Barring Service and the relevant professional regulatory body are made appropriately.
• To identify cases requiring additional media and communications protocols and bring those to the attention of senior managers.
• Manage the recording systems that provide clear audit trails about decision making, planning and recommendations in all processes relating to the management of allegations against individuals working in the children’s workforce.
• To ensure an effective communication strategy with all partner agencies in respect of process developments and updates, and establish links with other LADOs (regionally and nationally) to ensure sharing of best practice for continuous improvement and effective cross‑border working.
• To implement performance management systems, providing timely and accurate performance data and informing reports to Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership and ensuring that learning from cases is fed back into improving practice so that safer cultures are embedded and children are better protected.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

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