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Safeguarding Adults Co-ordinator
The main role of the Safeguarding Adults Co-ordinator is to work in partnership with agencies to ensure the on-going development and effective implementation of the Sunderland Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedural Framework. The Safeguarding Adults Co-ordinator is expected to take a strategic role in promoting Sunderland’s Procedural Framework across all agencies and sectors within the City of Sunderland. It is also expected that the Safeguarding Adults Co-ordinator will promote Sunderland through representation, regionally and nationally, in the area of Safeguarding Adults.

The Safeguarding Adults Co-ordinator is also responsible for ensuring that any relevant national or local initiatives, guidance, procedures and/or legislation are incorporated appropriately into Sunderland’s Policy and Procedural Framework.

Safeguarding Manager
The role of the Safeguarding Manager – within the Safeguarding Adults Team is:

• to take on the role of Safeguarding Manager in complex cases, for example organisational or multiple cases, or where there is a need for independent input. In such cases the Safeguarding Manager will co-ordinate and Chair safeguarding adults meetings, including Strategy Discussion Meetings, Assessment/ Investigation Meetings and Review Meetings. The Safeguarding Adults Coordinator will decide which cases the Safeguarding Manager will manage
• to offer support and guidance to Safeguarding Managers from other agencies who may be new to, or inexperienced in, the role and require support in the safeguarding process. The Safeguarding Manager may attend safeguarding meetings that are coordinated and chaired by other agencies, or meet with the agency’s Safeguarding Manager to go through the process of meetings or to discuss any issues they may have prior to meetings.

Safeguarding Adults Training and Development Officer
The main role of the Safeguarding Adults Training and Development Officer is to develop and facilitate the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Training Programme, as well as developing and delivering workshops, awareness raising sessions and information sessions on adult abuse and safeguarding adults.

The Training and Development Officer is also responsible for promoting awareness of Safeguarding Adults through a variety of different formats and methods including developing publicity/promotional materials and organising local events such as seminars, workshops and conferences. Ensuring the smooth running of the Safeguarding Adults website and production of the quarterly newsletter is also the responsibility of the Training and Development Officer.