Herts Legal Service - Hertfordshire County Council
Safeguarding Practitioner
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Safeguarding Practitioner
Safeguarding Practitioner
Job Title: Safeguarding Practitioner Starting Salary: £38,220 progressing to £41,731 per annum Hours: 37 Location: Apsley Contract Type: Fixed term/Secondment Directorate: Adult Care Services
About The Team
Join our diverse and inclusive Adult Safeguarding team, delivering our vision so that people of Hertfordshire feel well-informed about available support and can lead safe, happy, and healthier lives on their own terms.
This role offers an opportunity for change, personal development, and growth of safeguarding knowledge and skills.
Our dynamic team is seeking Safeguarding Practitioners to join us and contribute to our specialisedAdult Safeguarding work. You will fulfil Hertfordshire County Council’s Adult Safeguarding responsibilities under Section 42 of the Care Act, operating within the Hertfordshire safeguarding frameworks. We uphold the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal in our daily operations.
About The Role
Your practice will be focused on personalisation, ensuring safeguarding responses and actions are person-centred and empower people whenever possible. Your work will be:
- Responsive: Be attentive to safeguarding concerns while ensuring our actions are inclusive and community-first.
- Effective and Efficient: Provide guidance leading to positive, individualised outcomes for Hertfordshire’s citizens.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assessing and responding to safeguarding concerns raised.
- Designing and implementing an effective plan to keep individuals safe in ways that align with the person’s preferences.
- Gathering relevant information to support informed decision-making.
- Seeking and recording the views of adults at risk.
- Conducting capacity assessments and best interest decisions as required.
- Mitigating risks to individuals’ safety.
- Contributing to strategy discussions, meetings, and potentially leading investigations or case conferences.
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Essential Requirements
- Registered with Social Work England
- Social Work qualification
- Proficiency in key aspects of the Care Act
- Full, valid UK driving licence and regular access to a vehicle
We welcome candidates residing in the UK, with established proof of right to work. At present, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
The job is classified as Level 10. For more details on the standard for this role, refer to Health and Social Care Job Profiles (HCC-compliant document).
For more information about this critical role, contact Stefanie Powell to discuss at length.
Interview Dates:
9 & 10 July 2026
Benefits of Working for Us
Additional details available upon professional query.
How To Apply
- Upload your most recent CV.
- Ensure your CV is up to date with full employment history—or reason for **any gaps—**and major training/qualifications.
- Provide actions/evidence where applicable, showing how you’ve demonstrated the advertised criteria within your experience.
- Include a short covering paragraph in your application to highlight your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
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Secondment Clarifications
This role is open to secondments for appropriate Hertfordshire County Council employees.
If applying as a secondment:
- You must have manager approval.
- During the application, state whether this is mutually supported. If your line manager declines your request, your contingent application will be assessed as a fixed-term role.
Without this confirmed, your application may revert to the fixed-term route.
Additional Information
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident employer, guaranteeing an interview to any applicant who meets the minimum criteria and chooses to disclose a disability.
Safeguarding
A full DBS check is mandatory for this role.
Driving Requirements
Fluency in driving navigation within Hertfordshire—community-based or company car provisions welcomed.
English Fluency
The ability to converse clearly with the public in English is essential. For sign language users, an interpreter must conversant in English to the required fluency level.
For further clarity (such as the legal unifying interpretation), see [legal guidance this role relates to](NHS, reach LucaCare docs link).
To apply, submit your submission here.
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