Lead Child Protection Practitioner

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire East Council in Macclesfield is recruiting a Lead Child Protection Practitioner to shape the future of child protection within our new MACPT. This is a brand-new role offering practice leadership and a chance to act as a centre of excellence for safeguarding across the workforce.

You will lead on complex decision-making, provide expert advice to practitioners and partners, and help develop others while driving consistently high safeguarding standards in every case.

Qualifications

• Experienced child protection professional required.
• Lead on complex child protection decision-making.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to practitioners and partners.
• Develop others and drive safeguarding practice standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex child protection decision-making.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to practitioners and partners.
• Help drive consistently high safeguarding standards in every decision.

Skills

Child protection expertise

Decision-making

Leadership and mentoring

Interagency collaboration

Job description

Cheshire East Council

Lead Child Protection Practitioner

£48,072 – £54,994 per annum

37 hours per week

Crewe/Macclesfield

Help shape the future of child protection in Cheshire East.

As part of our ambitious Families First reforms and service redesign, we’re creating a brand-new Lead Child Protection Practitioner role within our new Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT). This is a unique opportunity for an experienced child protection professional to be at the forefront of transformation, acting as a centre of excellence and knowledge hub for child protection practice across the workforce.

We’re looking for a confident and influential practitioner with child protection expertise, strong decision-making skills, and a passion for developing others. You’ll lead on complex child protection decision‑manding, provide expert advice and guidance to practitioners and partners, and help drive consistently high standards of safeguarding practice that keep children at the heart of every decision.

If you want to combine practice leadership with the opportunity to shape and influence a new service, this is an exciting time to join us.

Company: Cheshire East Council

Salary: £48,072 – £54,994 per annum

Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire

Sector: Health and Social Care

Sector: Health

Sector: Healthcare Management