Exploitation and Serious Violence Lead

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £43,421 - £48,474 per annum, plus benefits
Location: Wokingham Borough Council, Shute End/Home Working
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 02/06/2024 at 23:00
Reference: 712923

We have a brand-new opportunity available for an Exploitation & Serious Violence Lead to join our fantastic Community Safety & Enforcement Team here at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full-time, permanent basis.

As the Exploitation & Serious Violence Lead, you will be the subject matter expert on exploitation across the borough, playing a pivotal role to the council's objectives in safeguarding residents and providing advice and guidance to social care and other agencies across the area.

Protecting and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from exploitation and harm requires partnership working. Your role will be central to ensuring partners are working together and listening to the needs of our residents, so we are the best informed that we can be, to prevent issues from escalating.

Benefits

Not only is this a highly rewarding role, but it is a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including, a generous annual leave entitlement of 31 days (rising to 36 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays, an excellent local government pension scheme, an employee assistance programme, sports & leisure discounts, and onsite gym and much more!

Key Responsibilities

• The ability to use data and intelligence insights to develop a partnership approach, to safeguarding Children and Adults at risk of exploitation or serious violence.
• To develop best practice prevention and early intervention across a broad complex local partnership landscape.
• To support, co-ordinate, drive forward and deliver the work of the Wokingham Serious Violence and Exploitation Board.
• To support and advise Adults and Childrens Social Care Practitioners to help develop policy and intervention pathways to reduce escalation of risk.
• To develop practical early intervention and prevention programmes that bring together best practice and local needs.

Candidate requirements

• Experienced Safeguarding practitioner, with evidence of CPD (Continuing Professional Development).
• Demonstratable knowledge & experience of the wider strategic & operational framework and context of Criminal Justice, Community Safety & Public Health of the Serious Violence & Exploitation agenda.
• Experience & expertise of developing systems and policies in a complex partnership landscape.

Our Area

Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We're home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. The borough has a strong local economy with accelerated growth and provides an excellent range of public facilities.

If you're interested in this incredible opportunity, click the link below and apply today!

Alternatively, for more information about this vacancy, please contact Narinder Brar, Head of Enforcement & Safety via email: .

Closing date: Sunday 2 nd June 2024, 11pm

Interviews: W/C 10 th June 2024

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Further information on this vacancy

• Exploitation and Serious Violence Lead JD