Lead Child Protection Practitioner — Practice Leader

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 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.