Harrow Safeguarding Adults Board (HSAB)

Job Description

Lay Members - HSAB

Harrow Safeguarding Adults Board (HSAB) is recruiting Lay Members:

• Are you interested in safeguarding adults in need of protection or care?
• Are you confident in challenging safeguarding partners to achieve good outcomes for adults in Harrow?
• Are you looking for a volunteering role where you can make an impact?
• Could you help the HSAB to address local issues that affect how adults are protected in Harrow?

Harrow Safeguarding Adults Board want to recruit lay members to support and challenge local agencies in their work of protecting adults across our community.

Multi-agency Safeguarding in Harrow

In Harrow, the statutory functions for safeguarding adults are overseen by the Harrow Safeguarding Adults Board (HSAB), a multi-agency group of leaders from Health, Police, Social Care, voluntary and community agencies and other partners who work to ensure multi-agency co-ordination to keep adults safe and supported.

It has been proven over time across the UK that strong multi-agency safeguarding partnerships feature Lay Members, who provide independent challenge and insight into how to keep adults safe. The role of Lay Member is crucial in holding safeguarding agencies to account and to support the HSAB as it continually strives to improve multi-agency safeguarding outcomes for adults in Harrow.

Key Activity - Lay Members

The successful candidate will partake in:

• Quarterly whole partnership meetings (where all agencies involved in safeguarding are present) or;
• Smaller quarterly sub-groups which:
  • do deep dive quality assurance work
  • review our safeguarding learning and development and
  • review individual serious safeguarding cases.

Key Qualities - Lay Members

The successful candidate will:

• have a keen interest in child or adult safeguarding and in achieving good outcomes for children or adults through effective partnership working;
• be confident in taking opportunities to constructively to challenge senior leaders and shape multi-agency safeguarding decision-making;
• be committed to regularly attending and supporting the HSCP and HSAB as Lay Members.

For more information, please refer to the Role Profile/Selection Criteria

About us

Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.

Other information

Support for candidates visit:Harrow.gov.uk Our behavioural indicators roles below G11 and above G11 Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow' Please click here to view Harrow Council's benefits

Important Note

To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.

As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further information, please contact us at resourcing@harrow.gov.uk

London Borough of Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Harrow operates stringent, safer recruitment procedures.

Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Harrow redeployees will be given priority consideration.

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