Senior Child Protection Lead | Multi-Agency Practice

Walsall Community Network; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clinical supervision

9-day fortnight

Flexible hours

Employee assistance

Therapeutic support

Job summary

Walsall Council in England is seeking a Lead Child Protection Practitioner to work with the multi-agency Family Help Service. You will lead child protection enquiries alongside allocated social workers and oversee child protection plans to ensure high standards of practice.

We offer a supportive environment with manageable workloads, extensive training, and flexible working options. The role requires post-qualifying social work experience in child protection and supervisory or managerial

Qualifications

• Post-qualifying social work experience in child protection.
• Supervisory or managerial experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead alongside the multi-agency network to ensure high standards of child protection practice.
• Work with allocated social workers to undertake Child Protection Enquiries and oversee Child Protection Plans.

Skills

Child protection

Supervisory experience

Social work

Job description

Walsall Council in England is seeking a Lead Child Protection Practitioner to work with the multi-agency Family Help Service. You will lead child protection enquiries alongside allocated social workers and oversee child protection plans to ensure high standards of practice.

We offer a supportive environment with manageable workloads, extensive training, and flexible working options. The role requires post-qualifying social work experience in child protection and supervisory or managerial