The Safeguarding Lead role is responsible for administering, assessing, and resolving day-to-day safeguarding incidents to ensure the safety and well-being of all clients, staff and local CAP workers, working closely with external agencies as required.

This role also supports the organisational safeguarding strategy by managing compliance with disclosure requirements (DBS), providing expert advice, and maintaining the integrity of the safeguarding reporting system (CPOMS).

Responsibilities

• Safeguarding advisory
• To assess and administer safeguarding incidents and identify appropriate action plans (currently using CPOMS), communicating to internal stakeholders appropriately.
• To set up and undertake safeguarding incident reviews.
• To give safeguarding advice to CAP staff and Local CAP workers.
• To support Safeguarding Coordinators in the support hubs with assessments and advice of complex cases/concerns.
• To communicate with clients, Third Party Authorities and other professionals, including welfare checks and information gathering.
• To identify potential resources and support options for clients and their households.
• To make referrals to other agencies and organisations.
• To attend multi-agency and external meetings.
• To identify potential high risk or complex safeguarding concerns and report these to the Safeguarding Lead.
• To liaise with Parish Safeguarding Officers and Diocesan Safeguarding Advisors.
• To create new CPOMS user accounts and deactivate redundant user accounts.
• To audit CPOMS user accounts ensuring appropriate staff are alerted to CPOMS records.
• To support the Safeguarding Lead in training CAP Support hub staff and Local CAP workers.
• To support the Safeguarding Lead in strategic projects as needed.