Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Team Leader

Salary £46,620.00 per annum

Location Hybrid with a weekly presence in either our Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Rushden or Boston Office

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

We’re looking for a skilled and compassionate Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Team Leader to join Amplius, supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead and leading a team of advisors to deliver high‑quality safeguarding across the organisation. You’ll manage complex and high‑risk cases, provide expert advice in crisis situations, and drive continuous improvement through audits, reporting, and multi‑agency working – ensuring safeguarding practice is compliant, embedded, and focused on excellent customer outcomes.

Salary: £46,620.00 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Your week: Full Time, Monday to Friday 9:00am – 5:15pm with a 1-hour break

Location: Hybrid with a weekly presence at either our Boston, Peterborough, Rushden or Milton Keynes office

Snapshot of Your Role

As Safeguarding and Quality Assurance Team Leader, you will lead and support a team responsible for safeguarding across Amplius, ensuring that our customers are protected and our services meet the highest standards.
Ensure safeguarding is afforded high priority throughout Amplius, participating in the induction of colleagues and discussing Amplius safeguarding approach at colleague’s team meetings and events
You’ll oversee safeguarding case management, provide expert advice and guidance, and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and internal policies.
Carry out quality assurance audit checks, risk assessments and report on operational services ensuring customer perspective is gathered in quality assurance audits.
Understand our Local Authority and Health Commissioners contractual and regulatory requirements to keeping people safe and to ensure our policies, procedures and operations fully encompasses the best practice of each agency.
To support the DSL in provision of regular reports to the Board, Customer Experience Committee and Risk Panel.
You’ll work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure a consistent, effective approach to safeguarding and continuous improvement.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who brings both expertise and leadership. You’ll need:

Strong experience in safeguarding, ideally within housing, social care or a related sector
A solid understanding of safeguarding legislation, frameworks and best practice
Experience leading or supervising a team, with the ability to support and develop others
Confidence managing complex and sensitive cases
Experience in quality assurance, auditing or service improvement
The ability to analyse data and use insights to drive change
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels

Please read the attached Job Description before applying so you get the full scope of the role.

You can read about our colleague benefits here - Amplius colleague benefits

Closing Date: Friday 15th May 2026

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in response to an overwhelming number of applications or a change in business priorities.

Important – We do not provide visa sponsorship; you must be eligible to work in the UK and provide Right to Work evidence.

If you have any questions, please contact the Amplius Talent Team and we’ll be happy to assist you.

Why join Amplius?

At Amplius, you’ll be trusted to lead, supported to grow and empowered to make a difference. We offer a collaborative working culture, flexibility through hybrid working, and the opportunity to shape how planned works are delivered across our homes - now and into the future.

The Company

Amplius is one of the largest housing providers across the Midlands, East and Southeast of England. We own and manage more than 37,000 homes and deliver a range of quality services, including care and support, specialist housing and home ownership options. We’re a team of over 1,300 colleagues driven to have a positive impact on people’s lives and provide affordable homes that make a difference.