Local Authority Designated Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 15 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bury, BL9 0SW |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75726756 |
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Job Opportunity: Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
Location: Bury Council, Greater Manchester
Salary: £48,226 - £49,282 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time 37 hours per week
Closing Date: 31/08/2025
About the Role
Bury Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We are seeking a skilled and experienced professional to join our Children’s Services team as the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO). This is a key safeguarding role responsible for managing and overseeing allegations made against adults who work with or care for children. You will work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure that concerns are responded to swiftly, fairly, and in line with statutory guidance.
Key Responsibilities
Lead on the management of allegations against professionals and volunteers working with children.
Provide expert advice and guidance to employers, managers, and partner agencies.
Chair and coordinate multi-agency strategy meetings.
Maintain accurate and confidential records of all cases.
Monitor case progress and ensure timely resolution.
Contribute to training, policy development, and safeguarding audits across the borough.
What We’re Looking For
A qualified social worker (registered with Social Work England) or equivalent safeguarding professional.
Significant experience in child protection and multi-agency working.
In-depth knowledge of Working Together to Safeguard Children and relevant legislation.
Strong communication, analytical, and decision-making skills.
Ability to manage sensitive and complex cases with professionalism and integrity.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way.
Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
Next steps
Come and join Team Bury!
If you feel you can use your experience to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you! For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rae Capon, our Head of Service, on 07458 031 433 or r.capon@bury.gov.uk.
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