Lead Child Protection Social Worker (Hybrid)

Adecco (Portugal); Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A Lead Child Protection Practitioner role in Wolverhampton offers an opportunity to safeguard children and support vulnerable families within a hybrid, full-time framework. You will provide expert guidance, manage complex cases, and lead multi-agency safeguarding activity across the service.

The role requires a qualified and registered social worker with substantial experience in child protection, capable of making sound threshold decisions and delivering high-quality assessments and court

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered Social Worker with safeguarding expertise.
• Experience leading on high-risk child protection cases.
• Ability to apply thresholds and provide professional challenge.
• Experience with joint agency collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-risk and complex child protection investigations.
• Manage caseload of complex cases.
• Undertake Section 47 enquiries and CP plans.
• Provide expert safeguarding guidance to colleagues.
• Present evidence in court hearings.
• Maintain case records and document timely.

Skills

Social work

Child protection

Court work

Multi-agency liaison

Education

Registered Social Worker

Job description

A Lead Child Protection Practitioner role in Wolverhampton offers an opportunity to safeguard children and support vulnerable families within a hybrid, full-time framework. You will provide expert guidance, manage complex cases, and lead multi-agency safeguarding activity across the service.

The role requires a qualified and registered social worker with substantial experience in child protection, capable of making sound threshold decisions and delivering high-quality assessments and court