Contextual Safeguarding Coordinator


Company:	Cheshire West and Chester
Salary:	£39,481 to £43,149 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Ellesmere Port
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and adaptable Contextual Safeguarding Co-ordinator to help embed Cheshire West and Chester’s approach to Risk Outside the Home. Working collaboratively with local authority, police, health and wider statutory and non-statutory partners, you will strengthen the partnership response to children and young people at risk of harm by applying the four Ps: Prepare, Prevent, Protect and Pursue. You will co-ordinate key partnership forums, chair mapping meetings, analyse intelligence to identify links and patterns of harm, support effective disruption and intervention activity, and co-ordinate Risk Outside the Home training with and for the partnership to strengthen workforce knowledge and practice. You will need to adapt confidently within an ever-changing safeguarding landscape, responding to legislative and policy developments, the evolving and increasingly complex methods used by those who cause harm, and the diverse needs, vulnerabilities and experiences of the children and young people within this cohort. You will also monitor safeguarding plans, maintain performance information and produce clear reports for operational and strategic audiences. You will bring sound knowledge of contextual safeguarding, experience of assessing risk and working with children and families, and strong communication, relationship-building and report-writing skills, alongside the confidence to provide high support and constructive challenge. This hybrid role requires flexibility to work across council and partner locations, in the community and from home

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