About the vacancy Vacancy ID: 1001
Organisation: Carmarthenshire County Council
Section: Adult Safeguarding & DOLS
Number of vacancies: 1
Contract type: Temporary/Secondment - Full Time
Contract end date: 1 November 2026
Location: Carmarthenshire
Grade: Grade J
Salary: £41,511 - £45,718
If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly
Hourly Rate : £21.52 - £23.70
Contract Hours 37 hours per week
Come and join our team An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Designated officer for Safeguarding to join the busy Adult Safeguarding Team at Carmarthenshire County Council. The Safeguarding Team is responsible for ensuring that statutory procedures are followed to respond appropriately to safeguarding reports and ensure positive outcomes for adults at risk. The position will involve working closely with partner agencies and the post holder will be able to make prompt and informed decisions in situations involving risk.
The post holder will have excellent communication skills and will have experience of chairing multi-agency meetings and drawing up adult protection plans.
The post holder will have experience of working in a statutory safeguarding role and will have detailed knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and procedures relating to safeguarding, social care, violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence, modern slavery and counter terrorism.
The post holder will have a social work qualification .
Contact Rachel Field on RField@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Job Description: Designated Officer Safeguarding JD Aug 2024 bilingual.pdf - 320KB Opens in a new window
DBS level: An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be requested for this job
Welsh language level - Verbal: Level 2 - You will need a basic level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level.
Closing Date: 09/01/2025, 23:55
The Rewards We offer an excellent benefits package including:
- Competitive salary
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
- Access to staff health and wellbeing support
- Personal development and career progression
- Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
Additional Information We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool. Eligibility: You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work.
P lease Note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.
How to Apply: All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email: jobs@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or contact 01267 234567 and ask for 'Recruitment' to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.
Please see the 'How we Recruit' guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.
