Workforce Development Officer - Early Help

 Wigan Life Centre South

College Avenue

Wigan

WN1 1NJ

Salary: Grade 8, £33,945 - £38,223 per annum.

37 hours per week

Your role:

Our new Early Help and Prevention Strategy requires a strong Early Help System which is made up of many different types of practitioners and services who operate as one to deliver whole family working in a connected approach. It encourages an understanding by the whole system of early help and suggests a culture of shared practice and principles.

We are looking for a passionate, engaging and organised Officer to lead in developing and implementing an annual programme of learning, consultation and engagement with both internal and external stakeholders in line with current legislation and the WSCP policies and procedures. This a great opportunity to drive forward the work of the partnership supporting safeguarding local leads and Learning and Development to devise, deliver and evaluate training/development programmes and record training compliance. The role will lead on developing new and exciting communication and learning methods and platforms that are innovative and support a more engaged workforce that positively impacts on safeguarding.

This role will plan, develop, deliver and evaluate training in line with national and local safeguarding requirements and will promote effective practice, that enables staff to identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns.

The role requires direct work with key partners to the development of a wider workforce that is creative, strength based and drives forward the priorities of the WSCP. The role will assist the WSCP to include implementation and assure the quality of an early intervention approach to safeguarding, ensuring the safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led provision of safeguarding activities.

About you

You will be a strong communicator, organised with project management skills and safeguarding experience. You will be able to adhere to Wigan Councils three behaviours, be positive, accountable, and courageous.

You will understand partnership working, and an appreciation of critical success factors needed for a working partnership to function efficiently and effectively (active engagement and participation of agencies, collaborative approach to designing solutions to problems, mutual co-operation between agencies).

You will be able to carefully and sensitively listen to what others have to say at all levels of the organisation and check your own understanding before acting with an ability to monitor and evaluate performance of self to ensure excellent service delivery.

Evidence of a recognised training qualification is desirable as well as experience in practice and training of the required subject matter.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

WSCP oversees all organisations in Wigan and Leigh that work with children and young people and have a responsibility for safeguarding them.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For further information, or an informal discussion please contact Chris Milward on 07894857470.

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