Recruitment Role Profile Form (Template)
Version 1.0
Last amended: February 2011
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Recruitment Role Profile Form
Job Title:
Safeguarding Adults at Risk Manager
School/Department:
Ann Craft Trust - School of Sociology and Social Policy
Salary:
£28,982 - £37,768 per annum (pro rata) depending on skills and
experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to
performance
Job Family and Level: Administrative, Professional & Managerial Level 4
Contract Status:
Permanent
Hours of Work:
Part-time (21.75 hours per week)
Location:
ACT Offices, University Park
Reporting to:
Deborah Kitson
Purpose of the New Role:
The Safeguarding Adults at Risk Manager will have responsibility for reviewing and developing
ACT services in relation to adults at risk and for identifying, planning and implementing new
initiatives in line with current practice.
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Main Responsibilities
% time
per year
To establish and co-ordinate services specifically designed to meet the needs of
professionals working with adults at risk. To chair as required ACT’s national
Safeguarding Network.
To make contact and establish links with adult services nationally through
ACT‘s current contacts and to advise members of the development of ACT
services looking at safeguarding adults at risk.
To work with the Development Officer to market new services.
To represent the Trust and to contribute to regional and national
consultations/working parties relating to the safeguarding of adults at risk as
appropriate.
To develop and deliver training designed to look at the needs of adults at risk
and in line with current legislation.
To collate detailed feedback from training commissioners and members to
inform the planning stage for service development.
To report to Director on progress and to review and evaluate the effectiveness
of ACT adult services
To substitute for the Director in her absence.
To do all other tasks that each member of the ACT team is expected to
contribute to including responding to telephone and e-mail enquiries, offering
relevant information and contributing to team meetings and discussions
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Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Essential
Qualifications/
 Educated to degree level (or
Education
equivalent)
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8%
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Desirable
 Training/teaching qualification
 Other continuing professional
Skills/Training
Experience
 Relevant professional qualification
 Excellent communication and
presentation skills
 Track record of developing and
delivering training in a social care
context
 Good organisational skills and
ability to prioritise workload and
work to tight deadlines
 Ability to collate and apply
research data to practice initiatives
 Expert knowledge of adult
safeguarding
 Ability to work as part of a team
and independently
 PC literate in MS Word, Excel and
Powerpoint
 An understanding of the sensitive
nature of the Trust’s work
 Ability to manage a small staff
team
 Significant vocational experience
 Experience of influencing strategic
partners and stakeholders
 Project management
 Experience of working with adults
at risk
development qualifications
 An understanding of the issues
relating to the abuse and
protection of people with learning
disabilities
 Co-ordinate and facilitate
conference, training and other
events
 Experience of creating databases
 Experience of completing tenders
and funding applications
 Data analysis experience
Decision Making
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taken independently by the role holder
The post holder will be responsible for prioritising their workload, assessing training requirements
across the statutory and voluntary sectors supporting adults at risk and providing advice and
information to the sector on request. They will also on occasion be responsible for managing the
staff team and therefore responsible for day to day decisions about the Trust’s business arm.
ii)
taken in collaboration with others
The post holder will be working across all adult at risk services in the UK and will contribute to
their consultations in relation to safeguarding adults at risk, developing strategies to ensure that
policies and practice reflect safe practice and the national safeguarding agenda.
iii)
referred to the appropriate line manager by the role holder
The post holder will meet regularly with the Director to assess progress and discuss future
operational and strategic direction.
Additional Information
The post holder needs to be willing and able to travel within the UK including overnight stays.
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