Job Location : Barnsley, UK
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 SocialWorkers within the child protection arena.• To provide safeguarding advice and consultation to Social Work staff in complex childprotection cases.• To ensure plans for children are appropriate and do not drift.Skills , knowledge & experience:Strong working knowledge of Legislative frameworks and statutory guidancerelevant to Children’s services• Solid understanding of Government drivers including Working Together etc.• Extensive knowledge of Child protection work, causal factors and Social WorkMethodologies, 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 effectivelywith, children and families.• Ability to write coherent, grammatically correct, and well formattedreports• 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
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