Safeguarding Adults & Community Safety Board Business Manager

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Safeguarding Adults & Community Safety Board Business Manager

We have a brand-new opportunity available for a Safeguarding Adults & Community Safety Board Business Manager to join our team here at Wokingham Borough Council on a full time, permanent basis.

Are you ready to shape the future of adult safeguarding and community safety in a council area that’s ambitious, innovative and partnership focussed?

We are looking for a Safeguarding Adults & Community Safety Board Business Manager, based in our newly established Boards Business Unit, dedicated to driving synergy and excellence across adult safeguarding and community safety.

As the Business Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our Safeguarding Adults & Community Safety Board, leading the coordination, management, and administration of the Board’s activities. This pivotal role empowers you to enable the Board to meet its statutory responsibilities to safeguard adults at risk and deliver our community safety priorities. You’ll champion multiagency collaboration, support strategic priorities, and help us deliver real impact for residents in Wokingham.

At Wokingham, we’re proud to be a forward-thinking council, recently recognised as one of the top-performing local authorities in the country and rated as Good, with elements of Outstanding (including in Partnership) in our latest CQC Local Authority Assessment. We have strong partnerships with Health Partners, Police, Fire and Probation Services as well as across the voluntary sector and are committed to collaborating to achieve excellent outcomes for our residents.

Benefits

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it’s a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:

⭐ A generous annual leave entitlement of 31 days (rising to 36 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays

⭐ An excellent local government pension scheme

⭐ Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office)

⭐ Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes

⭐ A range of local & lifestyle discounts

⭐ An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline

Key responsibilities:

• Provide strategic support to the Safeguarding Adults and Community Safety Board, including the development and implementation of business plans, annual reports, and board-wide policies.
• Oversee Safeguarding Adult Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews, adult safeguarding and community safety audits, and learning processes, supporting partners to act on recommendations and embed best practice.
• Develop and maintain robust information management systems, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with GDPR and relevant legislation across safeguarding and safety workstreams.
• Act as a central contact for Board members, stakeholders, and external partners, ensuring effective information sharing and collaborative working across adult safeguarding and community safety issues.
• Develop and maintain professionals and public facing web enabled platforms across adult safeguarding and community safety workstreams.

Candidate requirements:

• Significant experience in safeguarding, community safety, partnership working, within health, social care, policing or relevant sectors.
• Comprehensive understanding of adult safeguarding legislation, community safety statutory guidance and effective multiagency working.
• Professional integrity, discretion, and a strong commitment to prompting the wellbeing and safety of adults at risk and the wider community
• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field (e.g. social work, public administration, criminology, community safety) is desirable.
• Advantageous for candidates to have experience of working strategically within Local Government, Health, Police, Fire or Probation

Our Area

Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. We have a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity, click the link below and apply today!

Or for an informal discussion, please contact Lorna Pearce, Service Director of Safeguarding, Quality and Governance via email Lorna.Pearce@wokingham.gov.uk

Closing Date: 9th November 2025, 11pm

Interview Date: Week commencing 17th or 24th November 2025 (Subject to change)

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

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We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.