Children''s Social Work, Lead Child Protection Planner, South London / Surrey area

Children''s Social Work, Lead Child Protection Planner, South London / Surrey area Pay rate £39.04 per hour Contract role, non-caseholding Pertemps are recruiting for experienced Children''s Social Worker in the South London / Surrey area The ''Lead Child Protection Practitioner'' (LCPP) are social worker roles that are embedded in the local Multi-Agency Child Protection Teams (MACPT) which comprise of Social Workers, Police Officers, health colleagues, Lead Education Officers. Specific LCPP functions within the MACPT include: chairing strategy meetings and child protection conferences; leading section 47 enquiries; leading or overseeing multi-agency and single investigations (as required) and gathering information about whether a child is suffering significant harm, to support decision making; Providing advice and consultation for practitioners who need multi-agency child protection expertise; The LCPP will also seek to build in family group decision making and family network engagement into child protection processes; Working in partnership with Parents and the Family help service the LCPP will lead on ensuring the development, review and closure of child protection plans and input into onward planning for children and families, including continued support from Family Help. LCPPs are qualified social workers with 3 years frontline child protection practice experience within children''s social care and an in-depth knowledge of the statutory and legislative framework. They ..... full job details .....