26.119 Regional Outreach Adviser – Yorkshire and The Humber

Job summary

About the Department

DBS was established under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 on 1 December 2012, working from two sites, which are Liverpool and Darlington. We operate on behalf of government delivering Disclosure functions in England, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, and Barring functions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. We function within a framework of legal and regulatory requirements and that includes work with a range of external organisations including other government departments, regulators, and trade bodies.

We provide a service that enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make better informed, safer recruitment and other decisions. We do this by providing information to enable them to determine whether individuals are unsuitable or unable to undertake certain work, particularly with occupations involving regular contact with vulnerable groups, including children.

Our Strategy

Our current Strategy sets out our purpose, vision, and the impacts we want to achieve. Our strategy was co-created with our staff and has been supported by insight from our various partners, and throughout, you will find our ambitions to be achieved. Everything that we do within DBS, from developing our strategic intent, to the day-to-day operational delivery of our services, is underpinned by constant considerations of safeguarding, quality, sustainability, value for money, and diversity and inclusion. Our strategic objectives aim to enhance our effectiveness, influence, and customer satisfaction while fostering a supportive environment for everyone.

Equality, Diversion, and Inclusion at DBS

DBS is committed to fostering an environment that values individual differences and ensures fair treatment to unlock the full potential of staff and better support customers. Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are core to driving organisational success and we have developed specific equality objectives for DBS.

Every decision and activity will be considered through an EDI lens, aiming to build an inclusive culture, improve policies and practices, gain external assurances, and become a leading voice of good practice in EDI.

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For further information, please see below for a collection of DBS strategies and business plans:

• DBS strategies - GOV.UK
• DBS business plans - GOV.UK

Job description

Job Purpose:

The Strategy and Impact Directorate incorporates core functions that are critical to achievement of the outcomes in the DBS Strategy 2025-28. These are: Strategy and Business Development and Organisational Performance and Intelligence.

The Partnerships Team serves four primary purposes: Regional Outreach & National Stakeholder Engagement, Senior Stakeholder Engagement, Partnership Development and External Events.

Regional Outreach Advisers play an active part in delivering the Regional Outreach programme of work, including engaging with under-represented groups, sectors and communities to raise the profile of DBS. You will be responsible for proactively developing and maintaining effective and purposeful relationships with a broad range of regionally focused stakeholders from grass roots through to regional organisations.

Ideally you will live in or around your region and have a good understanding of the communities within your region but as this is a temporary position this will not be taken into consideration. You will have the ability to identify and overcome barriers, to build trust and develop DBS influence across the safeguarding and employment landscape working collaboratively with others to enable DBS to achieve its strategic aims and objectives.

You will actively listen to what our stakeholders, partners and customers are saying to ensure DBS takes their needs into consideration when developing products and services.

As a confident communicator, you will provide information to external stakeholders, in a way that suits their needs to improve their understanding of DBS products and processes.

As a Regional Outreach Adviser, you will work closely with your fellow Regional Outreach Advisers and the Regional Outreach Manager to ensure engagement activity is consistent, focused, and best practice is shared. You will support DBS colleagues to deliver their services effectively, removing barriers, delivering key messages, and facilitating collaboration and co-operation where needed.

As part of the wider Partnerships Team, you will provide support across the wider Partnerships portfolio, identifying regional and sector-based opportunities through your work and sharing them with Partnership colleagues.

You will provide relevant, concise, accurate reports on your activities to support individual and team contribution to the achievement of one or more strategic, business and team objectives.

The post holder will:

· Promote DBS as a Safeguarding Organisation

· Be responsible for the implementation, development, and delivery the DBS Outreach regionally.

· Act as a single point of contact for all DBS related enquiries for your Region’s organisations, respond effectively to enquiries about DBS products and services.

· Support DBS colleagues to deliver their services effectively by removing barriers to sharing information, delivering key DBS messages, and facilitating collaboration and co-operation with stakeholders.

· Proactively identify opportunities for regional stakeholder engagement and outreach develop and deliver them in collaboration with stakeholders and colleagues.

· Develop, deliver, and own stakeholder and partner engagement opportunities in collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders at a regional or sector-based level.

· Support regional advisors by covering other regional activity when required.

· Contribute to the evaluation of the Outreach Programme

· Produce relevant, concise, accurate monthly and ad hoc activity reports.

· Maintain a high- level understanding of the safeguarding landscape locally and nationally, considering its relevance to DBS products and services.

· Present information to internal and external audiences, explaining complex processes.

· Contribute to the development and maintenance of corporate engagement materials in collaboration with the Communications Team, colleagues and stakeholders.

· Support and contribute to the delivery of an external events programme to raise the profile and awareness of DBS and its products and services, build trust in DBS and increase its influence on the environment in which it operates.

· Be prepared to attend training and development courses on an ongoing basis to develop additional skills.

· Supporting the delivery of the wider team goals by being an active member of the team.

· Do you want to be a part of a high performing dynamic team of engagement and outreach advisers?

· Do you believe that safeguarding is important?

· Do you want to help organisations make employment and recruitment safer for children and vulnerable people?

· Would you enjoy the opportunity to develop professional relationships, share knowledge and improve understanding of DBS across different sectors and communities?

If you answer yes to these questions, then this could be the role for you!

· The DBS Regional Outreach Service are based across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and act as the single point of contact for organisations big and small.

· We are passionate about improving safeguarding practices and promoting safe and fair recruitment by increasing awareness and understanding of DBS, what we do and how we can help make employment and recruitment safer.

· We are the friendly face of DBS, supporting organisations from grass roots to the larger regional bodies to understand how to access DBS checks and when they should tell DBS about someone who may have harmed a child or vulnerable person.

· We work closely with our colleagues in the wider Partnerships Team, get the opportunity to support national campaigns, develop resources such as videos and podcasts, and deliver at large events including the DBS Annual National Conference.

Corporate Duties:

· Supporting the Head of Partnerships in their role as a member of the Directorate Leadership Team (DLT).

· Some travel (including overnight) will be required as part of this role.

Person specification

Essential Criteria:

• Ability to work under pressure in a changing environment, coping well with ambiguity and conflicting priorities, and managing multiple tasks/projects competently and efficiently, while maintaining high standards
• Ability to share complex information in an accessible way.
• Ability to work autonomously or as part of a team.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Persuasive, strong, and skilled communicator verbally and in writing
• • EXPERIENCE:
  • Experience of working with and engaging diverse groups
  • Experience of problem solving and troubleshooting
  • Experience of working or volunteering in a safeguarding role or in an environment where safeguarding was a key consideration.
  • Experience of developing and delivering webinars
  • Or workshops for a large organisation through multiple formats, eg online and in person
  • TECHNICAL:
  • Demonstrable ability to develop and deliver presentations to raise awareness and promote the role of an organisation or service.
  • Proficient and a good understanding of MS Teams and it’s functionality.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of using stakeholder management tools or systems
• An understanding of the legislation relevant to DBS.
• Knowledge of the safeguarding and/or employment sector

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DBS Recruitment and On-boarding Privacy Notice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,444, Disclosure & Barring Service contributes £10,557 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

The DBS offers a number of excellent benefits for its employees. These can include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Excellent maternity, paternity and adoption schemes (after a qualifying period)
• Commitment to the health and wellbeing of our employees
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Occupational Health Service including referrals for counselling and physiotherapy
• 24/7 Counselling and Wellbeing Service
• A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

The DBS vision and purpose is to make people safer by being a visible, trusted and influential organisation, providing an outstanding quality of service to all our customers and partners, where our people understand the important safeguarding contributions they make and feel proud to work here. To do this, the DBS is committed to being an employer that is able to attract, develop, retain and engage diverse talent that is representative of the communities we serve, and to be an organisation providing outstanding service to all our existing and new customers, who are diverse and have a range of different needs. We want all our staff to be able to bring their ‘whole self’ to work.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

As part of the recruitment process the Disclosure & Barring Service will conduct an experience based sift exercise and behaviour based interview process.

To apply for this role, please provide a CV along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words, outlining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, including all essential and desirable criteria.

For all candidates who are successful at the initial sifting stage, you will be invited to interview. The interview will consist of a panel-based interview

The aim of the panel interview will be to assess your ability to demonstrate the following behaviours:

Communicating & Influencing

Working Together

Managing a Quality Service

Delivering at Pace

You will be expected to deliver a 10 minute presentation assessing the Communicating and Influencing behaviour. Details of the presentation will be provide prior to interview.

Strength questions will also be used.

Interviews will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Sift is likely to start week commencing 05/10/2026

Interview is likely to start week commencing 26/10/2026

Whilst we will endeavour to provide some flexibility with regards to dates wherever possible, it is unlikely that we will be able to offer an alternative date once an appointment has been scheduled.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : DBS People Support Team
• Email : DBSPeopleSupportTeam@dbs.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSPeopleSupportTeam@dbs.gov.uk

Attachments

Job Description HEO YTH Aug 2026 Opens in new window (docx, 448kB)Success Profiles Behaviour Framework Opens in new window (pdf, 1043kB)