Child Protection Chair (Gr 9)

Job Description

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : London Borough of Sutton
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £31.26
We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Child Protection Chair within Children Social Care at the London Borough of Sutton. Your responsibilities as a Child Protection Chair will include:

– To lead and facilitate child protection conferences, ensuring that the best interests of children are at the forefront of all discussion.
– Improving the protection of children by developing outcome-focussed, multi agency child protection plans, within a tight timeframe.
– Monitor and review progress on child protection plans, providing guidance and support to involved parties.
– Provide training and support to staff and agencies on child protection processes and procedures.
– Stay updated on current legislation, best practices, and research in child protection and safeguarding.

You will work as part of a small team of Child Protection Chairs, where your skills in analysing complex information alongside the ability to communicate with both families and agencies, will support the service to deliver our statutory objectives. CP Chairs work collaboratively with social workers, educators, health professionals, and other stakeholders to develop comprehensive safety plans. Your knowledge and experience of social work, safeguarding and restorative practice, will be essential to enable and encourage a strength based approach to delivering our services. There will also be an expectation that you will provide cover for the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO). This will involve chairing meetings related to an allegation against a professional, in either their work or personal life.

Please note that this is a hybrid working position and that we will be unable to accommodate requests for entirely remote working.