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From the employer's careers site First seen 29 Oct 2026

Local Referral Unit Manager

Salary

£32,613 - £37,020

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Description

As a Local Referral Unit Manager, you will lead multi-agency approach meetings, update and interrogate computer systems, and produce management reports.

The role involves:

  • Risk assessing and managing safeguarding referrals for adults and children
  • Day-to-day management of staff within the unit
  • Responsibility for Strategy meetings and Child Protection Conferences (CPCs)
  • Representing SYP at Multi-agency meetings
  • Sharing information with partner agencies
  • Managing decisions about child protection plans and adult risk management plans
  • Ensuring force Safeguarding policies are maintained
  • Maintaining a high level of personal knowledge of current legislation
  • Challenging views of other professionals
  • Managing issues where there remains concern for the safety of an adult/child
  • Overseeing meeting minutes and quality assuring actions
  • Ensuring appropriate crime recording and updating of records

The role requires experience of working in Child Protection, multi-agency safeguarding environments, leading multi-agency approach meetings, updating and interrogating computer systems, producing Management reports, and supervisory experience.

South Yorkshire Police offers a competitive salary (£32,613 - £37,020 pro rata), a generous pension scheme, annual leave allowance, flexible working arrangements, and a range of development courses.

The role is a Hybrid role, working 14.5 hours per week on Thursdays and Fridays.

Skills

Required

  • Child Protection
  • Multi-agency safeguarding
  • Leadership
  • Computer systems
  • Management reports
  • Supervisory experience

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://fa-exru-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/11268

Apply on South Yorkshire Police