Lead Child Protection Practitioner

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families?
Do you have the drive to support and empower young people to achieve their full potential?
If so, Dudley is the place for you.
In Dudley we are supportive of our social workers, passionate about our restorative practice, and ambitious for the future prospects of all of our children. All of this made possible by our committed leaders who are visible and responsive.
We need people like you who want to make a real difference in the lives of children and families across our borough.

The Lead Child Protection Practitioner is a qualified social worker with significant experience and skill to act as an expert in the field of child protection. You must have excellent knowledge in all areas of potential Child Abuse, the contributing factors, and consequences.
You will need to be able to provide expert advice and consultation to practitioners across the multi-agency partnership and support families when significant harm has been identified. You will have a role with the Strategy Meetings, section 47 enquiries, children on child protection plans and children in pre proceedings. You will need to be able to encourage family group decision making and challenge across the multi-agency group.
If you are someone who is passionate and committed to excellent social work practice and achieving the very best for our Children, Young People and Families then we want to hear from you!
We are a family Safeguarding Local Authority and committed to working restoratively. As such we want our social workers to spend time building relationships with families to achieve real and sustainable change.
These posts are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Also, you will need to be Social Work England registered.