Child Protection Chair - Barnsley

Child Protection Case Conference Chair

Location: Barnsley

Rate: £45 umbrella

Hours: 37 Per week

Start: ASAP

An Child Protection Case Conference Chair is required for Barnsley Council.

The role entails office based days for when meetings are taking place and requires a candidate who has good QA skills to promote and drive positive outcomes for children.

The successful advocate will have a good knowledge and understanding of positive practices in the role to ensure they function as a critical friend to social care and partners to drive positive outcomes.

Job purpose & context:

To chair and oversee Initial and Review Child Protection Conferences, with responsibility for monitoring the progress of plans and quality of practice, in conference and in-between conferences.

Duties:
• To chair Initial and Review Child Protection Conferences as directed and to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, national guidance, regulation and statute.
• To ensure and promote high quality social work and multi-agency performance for children and young people most at risk.
• To provide scrutiny of the operational safeguarding and planning activity of Social
Workers within the Child Protection arena.
• To provide safeguarding advice and consultation to Social Work staff in complex child
protection cases.
• To ensure plans for children are appropriate and do not drift.
Skills , knowledge & experience:
Strong working knowledge of Legislative frameworks and statutory guidance
relevant to Children’s services
• Solid understanding of Government drivers including Working Together etc.
• Extensive knowledge of Child protection work, causal factors and Social Work
Methodologies, risk assessment models and processes, quality assurance methodologies
• Current research and academic theory relating to Child protection
• Psycho Socio and economic factors impacting on children and families
• Assessment and Social work interventions
• Extensive understanding of child care and development.
• Commitment to Equal Opportunities and Anti-Oppressive Practice
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Ability to form effective relationships with, and communicate effectively
with, children and families.
• Ability to write coherent, grammatically correct, and well formatted
reports
• Ability to make difficult decisions in a timely fashion.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Ability to present verbal reports confidently and succinctly in a range of different settings.
• Ability to analyse complex information and explain complex issues succinctly.
• Ability to undertake sound and well evidenced risk assessments
• Ability to work well under pressure and deliver to deadlines.
• Effectively challenge and influence Social Workers

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• Previous Experience Chairing Child Protection Conferences
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups.
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

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