Wolverhampton City Council · Wolverhampton, England · £54k–£59k
This is a live UK-based role at Wolverhampton City Council, a UK Skilled Worker sponsor tracked by Sponsorly AI against the Home Office register. Posted 2 October 2026. Listed as open until 3 November 2026.
Job Introduction Designated Officer Salary - £54,143 - £58,602 (Grade 8) Hours - 37 Contract type - Full time, permanent As Wolverhampton’s Local Authority Designated Officer, you will provide high quality professional and practice advice to the Council and its partners, and you will have the overall responsibility for the management of allegations of abuse against adults in a position of trust across the authority. A person in a Position of Trust (POT) is anyone who carries out work, be that paid or unpaid, on behalf of an agency which has access to children or adults with care and support needs or has access to privileged information about children or adults with care and support needs as part of their work. A Position of Trust concern would arise when there are concerns or allegations that indicate that the person in the Position of Trust poses a risk of harm to adults with care and support needs or they are unsuitable to work with adults with care and support needs. In this highly respected and rewarding role, you will lead the allegations, management and safeguarding processes on behalf of the Local Authority and wider partnership. You will ensure that effective processes are consistently followed to lead to the very best outcomes in terms of protecting our children and young people. Working with autonomy, you will also analyse and report upon data, as well as undertaking an influential Quality Assurance role and communicating decisions and outcomes with key partners and employers. And as a member of the regional LADO network, you will have the opportunity to connect with LADO’s across the West Midlands region. Applicants must be educated to a degree level and hold a relevant qualification in social work as well as being registered with Social Work England. This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The interview process will consist of either a test or presentation along with a formal panel interview. Further details will be provided to shortlisted candidates. For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Should you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Victoria.Bowles@wolverhampton.gov.uk Our working arrangements All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client…
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