CP Chair - North London

Liquid Personnel are currently looking for an experienced Child Protection Advisor to join the Child Protection Conference Team in Haringey.

Following its recent Outstanding Ofsted judgement, Haringey’s Children’s Services have been recognised for strong leadership, exceptional social work practice and a culture where children’s voices shape decision making. Haringey continues to build on this success as it transforms services for children and young people, with high ambition, energy and a clear focus on excellence. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a high-performing service with passion, integrity and a strong commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Your benefits as a Child Protection Advisor:

• Competitive salary (£59,511 – £62,766 per annum) based on experience
• Flexible working and generous annual leave
• Interest-free season ticket and cycle loans
• Flexible retirement options
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including eye tests and discounted gym access
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Supportive, inclusive culture within an Outstanding Ofsted-rated service

In this role you will:

• Chair Child Protection Conferences and Contextual Safeguarding Child in Need meetings, providing independent oversight and ensuring robust, SMART and child-centred plans are developed and progressed
• Facilitate high quality multi-agency discussion, enabling balanced, analytical and defensible decision making around risk, need and protection
• Provide expert safeguarding advice to practitioners and maintain oversight of child protection and contextual safeguarding plans
• Contribute to quality assurance activity, audit work and practice improvement across children’s services

Essential requirements of this Child Protection Advisor role:

• Social Work qualification with active Social Work England registration
• Substantial post-qualification experience within statutory children’s safeguarding services
• Experience of chairing complex multi-agency meetings
• Strong knowledge of child protection legislation, statutory guidance and contextual safeguarding

If this sounds like it could be the right role for you then please contact Mozz Radwan on 02038573486 or Mozz.Radwan@liquidpersonnel.com

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.