About the Role:
We are seeking a Lead Practitioner to join our dedicated Child Protection Team at the City of Wolverhampton Council.
In this role, you will act as a recognised expert in the area of child protection within social work teams and multi-agency settings, providing leadership and guidance on complex cases involving significant harm to children. You will be responsible for investigating and supporting critical decision-making processes to safeguard children effectively. As Lead Practitioner, you will work closely with colleagues across Children’s Services and external partner agencies to ensure a coherent, co-ordinated approach to delivering high-quality services. Your contribution will ensure the best possible outcomes for children in the service area, with a strong focus on child-centred practice, professional development, and collaborative safeguarding efforts.
Contracted Hours:Â 37 hours per week (Full-Time)
 Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a workload that will include complex and high risk safeguarding work.
- Provide high quality and timely assessments and reports in the agreed format for courts, child protection case conferences, statutory reviews and any other forum as directed by the team manager.
- Maintain records in line with policy and procedure within the framework provided by the case management system in relation to recording information about children and families.
- Ensure that all work is completed within the stated timescales in accordance with both national and local policy.
- Provide expertise related to child protection activity and co-work with social workers, including those less experienced, and also those non-social work qualified members of the team, making key decisions in child protection work as required.
- Carry out joint visits as required with other members of the teams.
- Chair relevant child protection meetings such as child protection core groups and any others deemed appropriate by the team manager.
- Lead and provide expertise as part of multi-agency forums and processes where decisions need to be made to safeguard children and young people.
 Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- Must have significant knowledge and experience to act as recognised expert in the field of child protection
- Eligible to work in the UK
 Interested?
For more information on this role or to apply, get in touch with our vendor department who will arrange for a specialist consultant to get in contact with you:
 0203 906 8670