Senior Child Protection Practitioner & Strategy Lead

Cambridgeshire County Council; Cambridge; Híbrido; GBP 50.000 - 62.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Market supplement

Benefits package

Wellbeing package

Relocation package

Refer a Friend £350

CARE development

Resumo da vaga

Cambridgeshire County Council seeks a Lead Child Protection Practitioner to provide senior safeguarding leadership within the Family Help Service. You will oversee decisions, chair strategy meetings and multi‑agency forums, including Section 47 enquiries, to ensure child‑focused safeguarding and high‑quality practice.

You will influence practice through expert guidance and mentoring, supporting frontline practitioners and managers to make safe decisions for children and families across

Qualificações

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Significant post-qualification frontline child protection experience.
• Ability to identify and balance risks, and provide professional advice.

Responsabilidades

• Convene and chair strategy meetings with leadership and decision oversight.
• Lead complex multi‑agency decision‑making and coordinate joint investigations.
• Sign off Section 47 enquiries and support visits to families.
• Provide oversight and quality assurance of child protection practice.
• Chair child protection conferences and develop multi‑agency plans.
• Engage with children, young people and families to inform planning.

Conhecimentos

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Relationship-building

Analytical thinking

Coaching & partnership

Formação

Social Work degree

Descrição da vaga

Cambridgeshire County Council seeks a Lead Child Protection Practitioner to provide senior safeguarding leadership within the Family Help Service. You will oversee decisions, chair strategy meetings and multi‑agency forums, including Section 47 enquiries, to ensure child‑focused safeguarding and high‑quality practice.

You will influence practice through expert guidance and mentoring, supporting frontline practitioners and managers to make safe decisions for children and families across