The role
We are looking for a part time (14.5 hours per week) Child Protection Coordinator (Conference Chair).
As a Child Protection Coordinator, you will provide consultation on child protection issues, chair fair, consistent and skilled child protection conferences, and provide a quality assurance function to child protection work. You will be passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable children and their families and supporting families so that children can remain with their families. You will have a passion for partnership working with parents and their extended family, so that children are supported within their communities. You will set high expectations for all multiagency professionals working with children and provide a focus on children’s rights.
This is an exciting time for the service. We are implementing our Families First approach to conferences, and innovating in ensuring that families participate and lead fully in the child protection conference. We are also introducing independently chaired CIN meetings. When you join us, you will help us to lead in practice development in these areas.
We are seeking highly motivated individuals who are qualified social workers and registered with SW England.
About You:
To hold a recognised social work qualification and be registered with the HSPC
Knowledge of key legislation and guidance central to the implementation of a professional social work service especially with respect to Child Protection, regulations, family court processes, communicating with children and children’s rights and representation.
Knowledge of auditing techniques and best practice. Experience of preparing complex case reports and presenting these in a formal setting
Experience of chairing multi-agency meetings and managing disagreements.
Experience of applying the principles of equal opportunities and diversity in social work practice.
Additional details
We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
Please note a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required at enhanced level.
For an informal discussion about the posts please contact Piyush Bhattacharya via email piyush.bhattacharya@southwark.gov.uk
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
Recruitment timetable
Closing Date: 08/11/2023
Interview and Assessment Date: 16/11/2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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