Dorset Safeguarding Childrens Partnership Service Manager

Posted on 22 July 2025
Applications close on 17 August 2025

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All Locations:

Dorchester

Salary Details:

£34,578 - £38,483

Vacancy Type:

Permanent

Function:

Health and Social Care - Children's

Employer:

Dorset Council

Job Working Pattern:

Part time

Closing time of advert

Not Specified

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About the role

Dorset has an exciting role for a part time service manager to oversee the Dorset Safeguarding Children's Partnership Team.

The role involves ensuring that statutory strategic partners fulfil their safeguarding duties in line with "Working Together" guidelines. The individual will advise the DSCP Board (SSB Board) and its wider network on their statutory obligations, stay informed about national and local safeguarding developments, and coordinate responses to these initiatives. They will oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of the DSCP Strategy and Business Plan to ensure effective multi-agency safeguarding arrangements for optimal outcomes for children and young people.

Key responsibilities include collaborating with the DSCP Board (SSB Board) and Independent Scrutineer to produce the annual safeguarding report, representing the DSCP at various meetings, and supporting child safeguarding efforts in alignment with Dorset Children’s Services. The role also involves aiding local partners during regulatory inspections, supporting the scrutiny arrangements of the DSCP, and developing a multi-agency performance framework to reflect safeguarding activities.

The individual will manage the DSCP budget, develop and oversee the DSCP Business Support Unit, and ensure the implementation of effective multi-agency policies and procedures. They will establish governance arrangements for clear communication within the partnership and with other boards, coordinate multi-agency safeguarding responses, and identify and disseminate learning from various sources. Additionally, they will manage the multi-agency appeals process, commission independent authors for CSPR’s, and coordinate training as required by local and national safeguarding reviews.

Required Experience/Skills

It is essential that the individual applying for this role has significant in child safeguarding and senior leadership which has included line management and working closely with multi-agency partners to achieve shared goals.
We have provided a guide for what level you need to have already been at in Children Services, Police, NHS or Education to apply:
- NHS employer would need to be band 8A or above in a child safeguarding and have senior management experience working with multi-agency partners.
- A Police officer would need to be at inspector level or higher in a child safeguarding/multiagency role, (we will consider experienced sergeant within multi-agency safeguarding function).
- Social worker or Family worker would need to be Service Manager or higher (we would consider a TM ready for a promotion).
- Education, you would need to have been in the senior leadership team at a school, at assistant head-teacher or higher with designated safeguarding lead experience.
Proven track record in leading safeguarding services to a high standard and being able to challenge partners to achieve the best outcomes for children.

Please note to be considered for an interview it is important that you complete the personal statement section, with why you meet the criteria against the JD and context statement. At this level we would expect a statement of at least one A4-page in length.

Further Information

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders and our policy on safeguarding children and young people.

For an informal chat about the role please contact head of quality assurance and partnerships at [email protected]; Interviews will commence

About Us

At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future.

We:

provide essential services that support over 380,000 residents
work in partnership to make a real difference
value every role and the impact it has on our communities
support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive

You will:

be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset
have access to a range of benefits and support
have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible. If you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.

This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.

If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us.

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