Lead Child Protection Practitioner

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council; Dudley; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Lead Child Protection Practitioner to join our social care team. You will be a qualified social worker with expertise in child protection, able to provide expert advice and consultation to practitioners across the multi-agency partnership.

Based at Cable Plaza, Waterfront West, Brierley Hill, Dudley, you will work with Strategy Meetings, section 47 enquiries and child protection plans, aiming to achieve real and sustainable change for children,

Qualifications

• Requires a qualified social worker with expertise in child protection.
• Experience in multi-agency safeguarding and restorative practice is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and consultation to practitioners across the multi-agency partnership.
• Support families when significant harm has been identified.
• Involvement with Strategy Meetings, section 47 enquiries, and children on child protection plans.
• Encourage family group decision making and challenge across the multi-agency group.

Job description

Lead Child Protection Practitioner

• £53,051 - £56,293 per annum - (salary subject to experience)
• Permanent (full time) - 3 posts available
• Cable Plaza, Waterfront West, Brierley Hill, Dudley
• Closing date: Thursday 12 November 2026

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families?Do you have the drive tosupportand empower young people to achieve their full potential?If so, Dudley is the place for you.

In Dudley we are supportive of our social workers, passionate about our restorative practice, and ambitious for the future prospects of all of our children. All of this made possible by ourcommittedleaders who are visible andresponsive.

We need people like you who want to make a real difference in the lives of children and families across our borough.

TheLeadChild Protection Practitioner is a qualified social worker with significant experience and skill to act as an expert in the field of child protection. You must have excellent knowledge in all areas of potentialChild Abuse, the contributing factors, and consequences.

You will need to be able to provide expert advice and consultation to practitioners across the multi-agency partnership and support families when significant harm has been identified.You will have a role with the Strategy Meetings, section 47 enquiries, children on child protection plans and children in pre proceedings.You will need to be able to encourage family group decision making and challenge across the multi-agency group.

If you are someone who is passionate and committed to excellent social work practice and achieving the very best for our Children, Young People and Families then we want to hear from you!

We are a family Safeguarding Local Authority andcommittedto working restoratively. As such we want our social workers to spend time building relationships with families to achieve real and sustainable change.

You will need to be Social Work England registered to apply for this role