Senior Child Protection Chair & Principal Officer

4Recruitment Services Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Children's Trust is seeking a Principal Officer (Child Protection Chair) to chair multi-agency Child Protection Conferences and ensure the safety and well-being of Birmingham's vulnerable children. This full-time role requires flexibility for travel between offices and some home working for admin tasks.

You will lead complex safeguarding cases, work with partners, and contribute to continuous professional development within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive post-qualifying social work experience.
• Experience chairing Child Protection Conferences.
• Knowledge of child protection processes and safeguarding.
• Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a supportive team.
• Flexibility to travel between offices and attend conferences in person.
• Desirable: management experience.

Responsibilities

• Chair multi-agency Child Protection Conferences for Birmingham's vulnerable children and young people.
• Lead safeguarding discussions and ensure safety and positive outcomes.
• Collaborate with partner agencies to implement action plans and monitor progress.

Skills

Social work

Chairing CP conferences

Child protection knowledge

Workload management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Travel flexibility

Management experience

Job description

Birmingham Children's Trust is seeking a Principal Officer (Child Protection Chair) to chair multi-agency Child Protection Conferences and ensure the safety and well-being of Birmingham's vulnerable children. This full-time role requires flexibility for travel between offices and some home working for admin tasks.

You will lead complex safeguarding cases, work with partners, and contribute to continuous professional development within a supportive team environment.