Safeguarding Practitioner (Adult Safeguarding Hub)

Job Summary:

As a Safeguarding Practitioner, you’ll play a vital role in making sure adults in the borough get the right help at the right time. You’ll work proactively and respond quickly when concerns are raised, helping people stay safe and supporting positive outcomes for everyone involved.

This is a chance to use your skills, safeguarding expertise and person-centred approach to make a real difference in the lives of adults who need support.

Wokingham Borough Council is part of the Social Care Future movement, which champions a vision where everyone can live in a place they love, connected to the people and activities that matter most — whatever their age, health or disability.

• Respond to Adult Safeguarding concerns as they come in, applying thresholds, assessing risk and completing Initial Assessments where needed.
• Lead Section 42 enquiries, coordinating those carried out by providers or partners, and undertaking more complex enquiries yourself when required.
• Support quality assurance work, including provider visits and assurance activity linked to safeguarding concerns.
• Take part in organisational abuse enquiries and contribute to wider learning and improvement.
• Work proactively and preventatively, including supporting partnership projects in line with local and West of Berkshire strategies.
• Help deliver safeguarding training and workshops, appropriate to your experience and knowledge.

About Wokingham Council:

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

Wokingham Borough Council has committed to becoming a Marmot borough to embed prevention, early intervention and address inequalities in all aspects of work. This is especially important given the significant and continued growth of the Borough and the diversity of its residents.

Skills/Experience Required:

• Social Work, Nursing or Occupational Therapy qualification or other profession/statutory agency role providing significant experience of working with vulnerable adults in a safeguarding context.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively engage all stakeholders.
• Evidenced experience of direct work with Adult Safeguarding issues.
• Organisational skills to enable proactiveness and a responsive service.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive information with a sound understanding of confidentiality and information sharing protocols.
• Full EU driving license (and access to daily use of a car)