Senior Child Protection Practitioner — Multi-Agency Lead

Derbyshire County Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Employee discounts

Occupational health services

In-house counselling

Cycle to work scheme

Free parking

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is seeking a Lead Child Protection Practitioner to enhance safeguarding arrangements through effective multidisciplinary teamwork. This role emphasizes chairing child protection conferences, championing children's voices, and ensuring timely, robust decision-making.

The practitioner will work closely with families, locality teams, and partner agencies while ensuring high standards of practice leadership and quality assurance.

Qualifications

• Experience in chairing complex child protection conferences.
• Ability to champion participation and the voice of the child.
• Strong relationship-building skills with families and agencies.

Responsibilities

• Chair complex child protection conferences.
• Champion child participation in decision-making.
• Provide practice leadership and quality assurance.

Skills

Child protection conferences

Multi-agency collaboration

Relationship building

Case consultations

Job description

Derbyshire County Council is seeking a Lead Child Protection Practitioner to enhance safeguarding arrangements through effective multidisciplinary teamwork. This role emphasizes chairing child protection conferences, championing children's voices, and ensuring timely, robust decision-making.

The practitioner will work closely with families, locality teams, and partner agencies while ensuring high standards of practice leadership and quality assurance.