Charles Hunter Associates
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Child Protection Chair

We are currently looking for a CP Conference Chair to join a Quality Assurance Team.



This role requires a social work qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience.



About the team:


The team's aim is to support those at conferences to use the available information provided by contributors and make recommendations that form the child protection outline plan; this includes ensuring the appointment of a Lead Social Worker if the child is to be subject of a child protection plan.

Currently, the team is mostly hybrid, you will only need to attend the office for an initial Child Protection Conference, there are no other expectations to work in the office.



About you:


To be considered for this role you need to have a Minimum of 3 years direct experience of chairing child protection conferences.

Previous management experience working within child safeguarding services is preferred but not essential.

Skills of multi-agency working, developing child focused CP plans, understanding of dispute resolution and escalation process and challenging professional agencies lends well to this role.

A qualification in Social Work with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience is essential to be considered for this role.



Benefits of this role:



  • £42.00 an hour umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)

  • Hybrid working available

  • An autonomous role - ability to plan your own work and meetings.

  • Children Social Care Induction for all staff, run by the teams Social Care Academy.

  • Reasonable caseloads - caseload reviews are held with the leadership team on a regular basis.

  • Core training and development courses/programmes to all social care staff.

  • Friendly, supportive, and diverse staff at all levels.



For more information, please get in contact.


Pixie Taylor- Recruitment Consultant


07775750600, 0118 948 5555