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We are looking for an experienced Child Protection Chair to join our teams based in Gloucestershire. This is an exciting opportunity with excellent rates of pay 44ph. 37 hours a week. 3 month contract but with the opportunity to extend. Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

We are looking for an experienced Child Protection Chair to join our teams as we work to continually improve our service and outcomes for children and families. This will be for Child Protection Conferences rather than a combined service.

We are expecting staff to undertake initial CP conferences in person and those review conferences where indicated. The team are also expected to come together for face-to-face team meetings. Outside of this, work is predominantly from home. All other arrangements are agreed with the respective line manager.

You will be Social Work England registered, ideally a driver with access to own car and able to reside and work in the UK.

As an Eden Brown Synergy candidate, you can take advantage of our competitive service offering: Dedicated personal and professional service. Free DBS check. CV review service. Interview advice. Competitive rates of pay. Post-placement follow up meetings.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on (phone number removed)/ (phone number removed) or email your CV to:

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number (phone number removed). Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.

Our client Brent Council is looking for a Part-time Child Protection Advisor or IRO to join their team.

Job Purpose:

• To contribute to the provision of an effective child protection service by chairing multi-agency Child Protection conferences.
• To provide expert safeguarding advice and consultation to the department and outside agencies.
• To quality assure multi-agency service delivery and support and challenge practice in the best interest of our most vulnerable children and young people.
• To identify and promote areas of good practice and contribute to practice improvement

Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• To chair Child Protection Conferences using Signs of Safety methodology.
• Drive the use of Signs of Safety across the multi-agency partnership.
• To provide expert advice and consultation on all child protection matters to Service Managers, Team Managers and Social Workers in the department and members of outside agencies.
• To chair or attend sub-committees, undertaking delegated tasks providing routine and ad hoc reports and providing information and analysis of current research and practise development.
• Drive good practice around CSE including chairing CSE Strategy meetings and complex strategy meetings.
• Ensure the LADO role is embedded across the partnership including promoting the LADO role and ensuring learning from LADO issues leads to practice improvements
• Contributing to the overall effectiveness of services to children and young people.
• Develop areas of safeguarding practice expertise and delivering training and workshops to promote these areas.
• Chair strategy meetings and complex strategy meetings where appropriate.
• CYP representative to multi-agency forums such as MAPPA, MARAC and VAWG.
• To provide training both within the Division and the LSCB network.
• To develop and drive practice across CYP and the partnership in key practice areas.
• To develop and implement new and innovative methods of safeguarding children and embed them into all services for children and young people.
• To carry out Local Authority Designated Officer functions.
• To deputise for the Safeguarding Manager when required.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Commutable from London Flexible Office Working Manageable Caseloads Training and development included

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for a Family Safeguarding role in a location that is easily commutable from London, with manageable caseloads and genuine flexibility around office working?

We are currently recruiting for experienced Safeguarding Social Workers to join a supportiv click apply for full job details

Social Worker Child Protection Team Bradford

Location: Bradford Council

Pay/Salary: up to £35 per hour

Office Working: 3 Days per week

Contract: Locum

We are currently working with Bradford Council to find an experienced Social Worker for their Child Protection team in Children s Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, Bradford are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their service.

Duties

• Completing Section 47 s and section 17 enquiries
• Undertake Section 7and 37 reports, as well as attending Court, and providing analysis and evidence-based recommendations
• Long term engagement with families, including direct work, capturing the voice of the child
• Write conference reports and attend conferences, such as Core Group Meetings

What you need

• Social Work Qualification
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced DBS (provided by us)

Why use us?

At Sheldon Phillips, you are not just a number on a board, you are someone we get to know, creating a personal job search that is as individual as you are. Our expert team are trained to ensure that your needs are met, our compliance procedures are quick and efficient, while making sure you find the job you really want.

If you are interested in this Social Work role in a Child Protection team in Bradford, give David Mitchell a call on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

Social Worker Child Protection Team Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Location: Knowsley
Pay/Salary: up to £39 per hour
Office Working: 2-3 Days per week
Contract: Locum

We are currently working with Knowsley MBC to find an experienced Social Worker for their Child Protection team in Children s Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, Knowsley are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their service. The Child Protection team are on duty once every eight weeks, and they transfer cases at the first hearing, and do not carry court work, which is uncommon in a Child Protection team.

Duties

• Completing Section 47 s and section 17 enquiries
• Participating in the duty rota
• Long term engagement with families, including direct work, capturing the voice of the child
• Write conference reports and attend conferences, such as Core Group Meetings

What you need

• Social Work Qualification
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced DBS (provided by us)

Why use us?

At Sheldon Phillips, you are not just a number on a board, you are someone we get to know, creating a personal job search that is as individual as you are. Our expert team are trained to ensure that your needs are met, our compliance procedures are quick and efficient, while making sure you find the job you really want.

If you are interested in this Social Work role in a Child Protection team in Knowsley , give Emily Cooper a call on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

Our client Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for a Children's Senior Social Worker to join their Child protection locality team

Role Summary

The post holder will provide a local and personal social care service for children and families in need and contribute to the range of voluntary and statutory social work activities, including carrying out assessments and including within court proceedings.

Progression through grading bands:

This post is career graded and progression through the bands will require the post holder to deal with increasing levels of responsibility, complexity of work and degree of emotional demand appropriate to each band.

Essential Criteria for shortlisting:

• Substantial post qualifying experience including working with children in need
• Experience of working in a local authority within statutory children's services
• Experience of carrying out risk assessments
• Experience of presenting evidence to the court
• Utilising a range of ICT systems and applications
• Social work qualification e.g. DipSW, CQSW, CSS, Degree Social Work
• Successful completion of the Assessed & Supported Year in Employment (if qualified since September 2012) certified by the College of Social Work
• Social Work England Registered

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of undertaking safeguarding investigations
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the Children Act 1989 and other relevant legislation
• Knowledge of Government initiatives relating to "looked after" children/children in need
• Knowledge of social work practice and application of social work theory to complex cases
• Knowledge of other agencies and their role
• Awareness of the current climate of change within Education, Health and Social Services

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Multi-Agency Child Protection Team Service Manager

Wakefield Area Local Authority Permanent

Spencer Clarke Group are working in partnership with a Local Authority in the Wakefield area to recruit a Multi-Agency Child Protection Team Service Manager on a permanent basis.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced Children's Social Care professional to lead the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team, driving high standards of safeguarding practice while working collaboratively with key partner agencies to protect children and improve outcomes across the service.

The Role

As the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team Service Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across key safeguarding functions, ensuring child protection investigations are delivered effectively, statutory responsibilities are met and services continue to develop in line with national guidance and best practice.

Working as part of the Children's Social Care Senior Management Team, you will lead multidisciplinary teams, influence partnership working and support the continuous improvement of safeguarding services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management of the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team.
• Oversee high-quality child protection investigations and safeguarding practice.
• Lead and develop effective multi-agency partnerships across Children's Services.
• Drive service improvement, quality assurance and performance.
• Lead, motivate and develop managers and frontline practitioners.
• Manage service budgets, resources and performance.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of Children's Social Care.
• Ensure services remain compliant with legislation, statutory guidance and safeguarding standards.

About You

To be successful, you will have:

• A recognised Social Work qualification with current Social Work England registration.
• Significant senior management experience within Children's Social Care.
• Extensive knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation.
• Experience leading complex safeguarding services within a Local Authority.
• A proven ability to build effective multi-agency relationships and lead service improvement.
• Strong leadership, communication and decision-making skills.

If you're an experienced Children's Services leader looking to take the next step in your career, please get in touch.

How to Apply:

• Click the apply button now and follow the application steps
• Contact Sophie at (phone number removed)

About Spencer Clarke Group: At Spencer Clarke Group, we take pride in connecting you with the best career opportunities. Our experienced consultants possess extensive knowledge of the Children's Services market and will provide expert career advice throughout the process.

T's & C's apply.

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a busy Children Protection Team based in the West of Cornwall in Penzance. Long term contacts are offered with good rates of pay up to 34ph. Hybrid working

Cornwall Council's Children and Family Services deliver effective front line services that safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our social workers are innovative, positive and dedicated to make a real difference. Team Managers ensure regular reflective supervision and our training package is second to none.

The successful candidate should be able to

hold child protection cases
have good written and verbal communication skills to work with a range of professionals and vulnerable families
chair multi-agency core group meetings
complete and present reports within the Child Protection arena using the Signs of Safety approach.
write court reports and present evidence to the court

You should have experience of Child Protection and Court work and Child in Care work.

Knowledge / use of Signs of Safety and MOSAIC system would be an advantage.

You will be SWE registered, ideally a driver with access to own car and able to reside and work in the UK

As an Eden Brown Synergy candidate, you can take advantage of our competitive service offering: Dedicated personal and professional service. Free DBS check. CV review service. Interview advice. Competitive rates of pay. Post-placement follow up meetings.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Pallavi Gupta at Eden Brown on (phone number removed) or email your CV to:

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number (phone number removed). Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.

Social Worker - Child In Need Team - Cheshire West - 39 per hour

We are currently looking for an experienced Social Worker to join a Safeguarding Children's Team based in Cheshire West.

The successful candidate will have experience in Safeguarding, Child Protection, Children in Need and Court Work.

Benefits of this Social Worker role include:

Supportive team
Competitive rates
Opportunities for long term advancement
Agile working
Negotiable condensed working week

Responsibilities of this Social Worker role include:

Working with children on the child protection register and children in need
Undertaking duty and home visits
Attending court
Working with Public Law Outline (PLO)
Single assessments
Report working
Child protection meetings
Case conferences

Requirements of this Social Worker include:

Social Work England registration
Eligible to work in the UK
Hold a full UK licence
Post-qualified experience
Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

If you're interested please call Usman Hameed on (phone number removed) or email on (url removed)

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Social Worker - Safeguarding Team - Cheshire East - 39 per hour

An experienced Social Worker is required to join a Safeguarding Team based in Cheshire East. You will have the opportunity to put your previous experience to good use whilst being surrounded by a strong supportive network of experienced Social Workers and managers.You will have a caseload of around 10-12 Families and as a worker you will be provided with a comprehensive induction, training, help and advice to enable you to reach your full potential.

Benefits of this Social Worker role include:

• Effective induction
• Caseload of 10-12 Families
• Excellent rate of pay
• Reflective supervision
• Long term contracts available
• Clearly defined practice standards and managers standards
• Effective and supportive management
• The right technology to undertake your role
• Efficient 'work-life balance' is encouraged
• Flexible/remote working

Responsibilities of this Social Worker role include:

• Liaising with other professionals
• Knowledge of relevant legislation
• Working with children on the child protection register, looked after children and children in need
• Attending court
• Working with Public Law Outline (PLO)
• Single assessments
• Chairing child protection conferences
• Child protection meetings
• Case conferences

Essential requirements of this Social Worker role include:

• Social Work England Registered
• Eligible to work in the UK
• A full UK license holder

If you're interested in this role please apply or call Caritas and ask for Usman Hameed

Mobile: (phone number removed)

Email: (url removed)

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.