Deputy Lead-Bury Safeguarding Partnership

Be the link that strengthens safeguarding across Bury.

Bury’s safeguarding system is built on strong partnerships, shared accountability and a commitment to protecting children, young people and adults at risk. To further strengthen this work, we are investing in dedicated leadership capacity within the Bury Safeguarding Partnership.

We’re looking for a Safeguarding Partnership Deputy Lead to support the effective delivery of our statutory safeguarding arrangements, drive highquality multiagency practice, and promote a culture of learning, assurance and continuous improvement across the borough.

We welcome full-time applicants and are open to discussing alternative working patterns where appropriate. Please ensure you refer to the person specification when applying.

About the role

As the Safeguarding Partnership Deputy Lead, you will act as a key link between agencies, providing expert safeguarding, quality assurance and performance insight to inform strategic decisionmaking.

You will support the Safeguarding Partnership Manager in leading the operational delivery of the Partnership’s work, ensuring subgroups, business plans and statutory responsibilities are effectively coordinated. This includes:

Leading multiagency quality assurance, audits and performance activity
Coordinating the delivery of business plans, policies and procedures
Providing highlevel safeguarding advice to agencies
Producing performance reports and assurance updates for senior leaders
Supporting and monitoring statutory and local safeguarding reviews
Embedding learning and reflective practice across the safeguarding system
Deputising for the Safeguarding Partnership Manager when required

Salary: Grade 15 | £50,269-51,356 Per Annum
Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week
Service: Bury Safeguarding Partnership
Location: Hybrid Working (Agile worker with base at Town Hall / 3 Knowsley Place)

About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

Next step

We’d love to hear from you if you:

Bring experience in safeguarding, quality assurance, audit and performance
Understand child and/or adult safeguarding practice, policy and statutory frameworks
Can analyse complex information and turn data into meaningful insight
Are confident building relationships and influencing across multiagency systems
Have strong project management and change management skills
Can work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver highquality outcomes
Are committed to person-centred, strengthsbased and inclusive practice

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please email r.strutz@bury.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion.

Interviews to be held on the 20th May 2026.

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