Dawn Lundergan
Rochdale,Greater Manchester
Summary
- Resourceful safeguarding director with over 25 years of experience; with a standards-based approach to delivering quality services for children and young people .
- Expert knowledge in safeguarding, creating safer organisations post Savile, contextual safeguarding, allegations management, low-level concerns, offender behaviours, risk assessment and risk management.
- UK and international experience of safeguarding, including policy development, strategic development to create safer cultures, and managing complex case investigations.
- Successful and adaptable strategic lead, across third sector, public and private organisations, with the ability to translate strategic vision into deliverable organisational objectives, within the ever-changing landscape of safeguarding.
- National Sports Panel Member - Safeguarding Investigator.
- Keynote Speaker - International Safeguarding Conference, Rome.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Safeguarding
Stonyhurst
Clitheroe , Lancashire
10.2022 - Current
- To take the lead responsibility for child protection across the campus which includes Stonyhurst College, Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall and including EYFS as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education and all future updates. The school gained 'Excellent' for the ISI inspection, including safeguarding.
- To develop, deliver and evaluate a clear strategy for safeguarding at Stonyhurst, ensuring that safeguarding sits at the heart of the mission of Stonyhurst listening to the voice of pupils, parents and staff and encompassing all activities which take place on the Stonyhurst estate throughout the year.
- To make a meaningful strategic contribution to the continued success of the Stonyhurst trust as a key member of the cross-campus Leadership Team.
Head of Safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Lead on relevant policy development, including ownership of the Trust-wide safeguarding policy and contributing to reviews of wider policies.
- Lead on reporting to the executive board and, alongside the executive, to Trustees on matters of safeguarding and child protection.
- Lead the Trust's safeguarding quality assurance activities, including through undertaking safeguarding and SCR audits and record reviews, identifying improvement priorities and driving remedial actions.
- Own and develop the Trust's quality assurance framework and emergent DSL standards framework.
Director of Safeguarding
Diocese of Salford
Salford, Greater Manchester
05.2012 - 05.2022
- Chief Safeguarding Officer for the Diocese, monitoring a standards-based approach.
- Develop and implement overall safeguarding strategy for the diocese, ensuring compliance with adult and children legislation and regulatory requirements (including over 300 employees and clergy, 200 schools, 150 parishes and 9,000 volunteers).
- Manage the oversight of complex case work of allegations against professionals who work with children across the diocese, including undertaking independent investigations and specialist assessments, that exceeded regulator standards.
- Agree, set and manage allocated budgets, reporting to trustees to ensure effective financial stewardship of charity funds.
- Lead the diocesan response to the transition to meet the requirements of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.
- Prepare reports for the Board of Trustees, senior management committees multi-agency partners and regulators to agreed deadlines.
- Commission and lead on the provision of a therapeutic partnership project.
Local Authority Designated Officer
Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Board
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
05.2010 - 05.2012
- Lead officer for coordinating allegations against professionals and safer working practices, liaising with CSC, Police, HR, Legal & Employers.
- Providing professional consultation and training on allegations, CSE, safer working practices, creating safer environments and safer recruitment (specific responsibility for fostering and residential children's homes).
- Safeguarding Lead for Licensing , including taxis, premises and chaperones.
- Member of the Serious Case Review Panel and Serious Case Review Author.
Senior Learning & Development Officer
Rochdale MBC
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
06.2009 - 05.2010
- Developing & Delivering Multi-Agency & Single Sector Safeguarding Training.
- Lead Officer for Child Workforce Development Consortium Induction Standards; including foster carers.
Regional Service Manager
Pathfinders Childcare Ltd
Bury, Greater Manchester
05.2001 - 05.2009
- Overseeing management and development of five residential children's home across the region; all of which attained 'outstanding' ratings, resulting in an invitation to Downing Street as a Lead Provider in residential care.
Area Youth Worker & Pupil Referral Manager
Rochdale MBC
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
09.1992 - 05.2001
- Managing alternative educational provision for excluded pupils.
- Developing the opportunity for single-sex youth provision to encourage personal development & growth for women & young people.
- Working with Youth Offending Teams to offer 'Early Help' to children, young people and families at risk of entering either the criminal justice and / or child protection systems.
Education
Practice Educators Award - Social Work
Salford University
Salford2009
M.A in Child Protection & Child Welfare - Social Work
Huddersfield University
Huddersfield2008
Postgraduate Diploma in Management (CIPD Accredited) - Management
Salford University
Salford2001
Youth & Community Studies - BA (Hons) - Youth And Community
Bradford University
Bradford1994
Skills
- Strategies and goals
- Emotional resilience
- Detail-orientated
- Strong communicator
- Trauma-informed therapy
- Critical analysis
- Policy development
- Project Management - ASPIRE TRAINED
Skills
- Mentor Forensics Accredited Professional Development Award - Risk Assessment & Risk Management of Sexual Offenders.
- I am accredited to deliver training by the NSPCC, the Safer Recruitment Consortium and CEOP as well as holding an adult teaching certificate. I am an NSPCC accredited supervisor.
Timeline
Director of Safeguarding
Stonyhurst
10.2022 - Current
Head of Safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust
06.2022 - 08.2022
Director of Safeguarding
Diocese of Salford
05.2012 - 05.2022
Local Authority Designated Officer
Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Board
05.2010 - 05.2012
Senior Learning & Development Officer
Rochdale MBC
06.2009 - 05.2010
Regional Service Manager
Pathfinders Childcare Ltd
05.2001 - 05.2009
Area Youth Worker & Pupil Referral Manager
Rochdale MBC
09.1992 - 05.2001
Practice Educators Award - Social Work
Salford University
M.A in Child Protection & Child Welfare - Social Work
Huddersfield University
Postgraduate Diploma in Management (CIPD Accredited) - Management
Salford University
Youth & Community Studies - BA (Hons) - Youth And Community
Bradford University
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