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Are you passionate about making a difference to children and young people's lives? 

Can you champion children and families voices through child protection planning? 

Be the difference, make the change.

What else can you expect? – 

• Real progression opportunities within social work practice – North East Lincolnshire Council operate through grades for Child Protection Chairs
• Regular individual and reflective case supervision
• A relational approach in all aspects of practice
• Accessible and proactive management that creates the conditions for social workers to flourish and make a real difference to people’s lives
• A workplace culture that supports flexible working and the opportunity to work from home as well as a highly supportive team and working environment

Your Role

We are seeking an Child Protection Chair who is a registered qualified and experienced Social Worker.

You will chair child protection conferences and monitor the progress of child protection plans to ensure that children are supported and protected leading to positive outcomes.

Within this you will engage with children, families and their wider family networks, to ensure that their views contribute to child protection plans. You will also liaise with a wide range of multi-agency practitioners and engage them in the child protection conferencing process.  

The role includes a quality assurance function where you will monitor through audit and case tracking the progression of children’s child protection plans to support our safeguarding responsibilities.

As part of our team, you will be supported with compassionate, relational practice to help you thrive in your Child Protection Chair role. 

For more information, please refer to the role profile or email:

• Wendy Fegan, Service Manager, Independent Reviewing Service
• wendy.fegan@nelincs.gov.uk

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.

Company: North East Lincolnshire Council

Salary: NJC34 £45,091 Plus Local Agreement for incremental pay

Location: North East Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire

Sector: Health and Social Care

Sector: Health

Sector: Social Care

Job Role: Social Worker