Senior Lead Practitioner – Child Protection – Walsall – £46.91

Senior Lead Child Protection Practitioner
Team : Child Protection
Location : Walsall Council
Pay Rate : £46.91
Office Use : RQ1538261

Hybrid Working

Main purpose of the job role:
• Responsible for and lead decision-maker for all Child Protection Enquiries and Child Protection Conferences
• To provide supervision and line management oversight for Lead Child Protection Practitioners
• To provide effective help and protection to children, young people, families and carers, and help them to achieve positive outcomes.
• To undertake effective assessment, planning and direct work to safeguard children and young people and to meet their needs, and the needs of families and carers.
• To practice social work in a transparent, accountable and safe way in accordance with professional standards and ethics.
• To be practice leader, and to lead the development of high quality of child protection practice across the service and across the council.
• To support all frontline practitioners, and to be aware of and manage performance in relation to child protection.

Office Use: RQ1538261

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
• £250 Referral bonus.

For more information please contact Carly on 01282 525510 or carlyanne@ashberryrecruitment.com