Senior Practitioner - Adult Safeguarding Team

Isle of Man Government•Douglas, AZ

45d•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to take the lead in safeguarding adults across the Isle of Man? As a Senior Practitioner in the Adult Safeguarding Team, you'll take charge of investigations, risk assessments, and protection plans while guiding colleagues, allocating cases, and chairing multi-disciplinary meetings. You'll balance leadership with a small caseload, keeping practice grounded while driving service excellence and ensuring adults at risk are protected and heard. At Manx Care, we put Making Safeguarding Personal at the heart of everything we do. You'll join a supportive, passionate team that values integrity, collaboration, and innovation, working closely with the developing Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). Apply today and help shape the future of safeguarding Island wide.

Responsibilities

Take charge of investigations
Take charge of risk assessments
Take charge of protection plans
Guiding colleagues
Allocating cases
Chairing multi-disciplinary meetings
Balance leadership with a small caseload
Driving service excellence
Ensuring adults at risk are protected and heard

Benefits

A competitive salary that increases each 12 months until you reach the salary maximum.
A generous annual leave entitlement, a Privilege Day and 10 Bank Holidays; your annual leave will increase after your first year and again after your third year.
A flexi-time scheme where you can accrue additional time worked to take as leave.
Enjoy occasional remote working opportunities, with prior agreement from your manager.
Subject to meeting eligibility criteria, the IOM Public Service offers two pension arrangements: the Isle of Man Government Unified Scheme 2011 or the Isle of Man Government Defined Contribution (DC) Arrangement.
Access to the Learning, Education and Development training facility, which is exclusively for Public Service employees, to keep on top of your continuous professional development.
You may be eligible for a Blue Light Card, unlocking a wide range of exclusive discounts on shopping, food and leisure activities at hundreds of popular high street and online retailers.
Free access to the Isle of Man Government Staff Welfare Service which offers professional counselling, emotional support and sign-posting on a wide range of issues.
Ability to apply for an unpaid career break after 3 years' service.
Access to the Isle of Man Public Service Cycle to Work scheme after your first year of employment.
Access to the Government staff canteen where you can purchase affordable meals, drinks and snacks.