Safeguarding Advisor – City and Hackney Safeguarding Partnership

The City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership is seeking a dedicated Safeguarding Advisor to support the statutory functions of the City and Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership. This role is essential for coordinating quality assurance and overseeing training, learning, and development across our multi-agency network.

You will support the Senior Professional Advisor by providing expert safeguarding guidance to partners and agencies, ensuring children’s safety remains at the heart of our local arrangements.

Key Accountabilities

Quality Assurance: You will manage the CHSCP’s Learning and Improvement Framework, overseeing the activity of the QA Sub Group and leading on thematic multi-agency audits.

Training & Development: You will lead on the design and maintenance of the multi-agency training programme and the development of the partnership’s training strategy.

Delivery: You will be responsible for the direct delivery of Level 1 and Level 3 safeguarding children training.

Project Management: You will coordinate thematic Task Groups and manage multi-agency initiatives, building strong relationships with voluntary and community organisations.

Communications: You will research and produce monthly briefings to highlight key safeguarding updates for a wide professional audience.

About You

We are looking for a professional with a high degree of accountability and the ability to work authoritatively with staff from different agencies. You must be educated to degree level and hold a recognised professional qualification in a field where safeguarding is a core function, such as social work, teaching, or health.

Essential experience working as a qualified professional with operational safeguarding responsibilities. You will have excellent IT skills and the ability to interpret and evaluate complex data.

You should be an assertive, solution-focused team player with a commitment to active anti-racist practice.

An enhanced DBS check will be required.

Hackney is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and operates stringent safer recruitment procedures. We offer a role where you can truly influence the quality of safeguarding practice across the City of London and Hackney.

Are you ready to make a difference? Apply now

As a Council, our most outstanding asset is our staff, who are highly dedicated to serving our residents and committed to our goals as an organisation. 

If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CV’s.

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As part of the application process, you will need to complete a number of competency based questions. These questions allow you to demonstrate your suitability for the role and provide examples of your skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description. 

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This application process replaces a supporting statement.

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Closing date for applications: 14 June 2026 (22:59)

Interview date: W/c 29 June 2026

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

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