Child Protection Chair - Oxfordshire
Location: Countywide across Oxfordshire
Working pattern: Hybrid, with office attendance required 3 days per week
Pay rate: £47.50 per hour, umbrella
Contract: Initial 6-month placement, currently required until March 2027
Service: Provider Services & Safeguarding
Oxfordshire County Council is seeking an experienced Child Protection Chair to join its Provider Services & Safeguarding service. This is a countywide position supporting the delivery of effective child protection arrangements and positive outcomes for children and families.
The role
You will be responsible for chairing Child Protection Conferences and supporting high-quality safeguarding practice across Oxfordshire. The service takes a relational and strengths-based approach when working with children and families.
The successful candidate will typically chair approximately five conferences per week. You will have flexibility to manage your own diary and may arrange two conferences on the same day to help condense your required office attendance.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Chairing Child Protection Conferences effectively and independently
- Maintaining a clear focus on children's safety, welfare and outcomes
- Ensuring that children, families and professionals are appropriately involved
- Supporting robust, timely and child-focused safeguarding plans
- Applying a relational and strengths-based approach in work with families
- Promoting high standards of multi-agency safeguarding practice
Requirements
To be considered, you must have:
- Social Work England registration
- Significant post-qualifying experience within children's safeguarding services
- Previous experience of chairing Child Protection Conferences
- Relevant management-level or senior practice experience, as identified in the role profile
- Strong knowledge of child protection procedures and statutory safeguarding practice
- The ability to work independently and manage a busy diary
- An Enhanced DBS
- The ability to attend an Oxfordshire office 3 days per week
The specific office base is still to be confirmed, as the position operates countywide.
Why apply?
- Competitive rate of £47.50 per hour, umbrella
- Initial six-month contract
- Placement currently required until March 2027
- Flexibility to manage and condense your diary
- Opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to safeguarding outcomes across Oxfordshire
- Supportive service with a focus on professional development, reflective supervision and practitioner wellbeing
Oxfordshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults, and expects employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
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Child Protection Chair - Oxfordshire in England employer: Caritas Recruitment Limited
Join our dedicated team in St Helens, where we prioritise the well-being of children in care and their families. As a Social Worker, you will benefit from a supportive work culture that values professional development and offers flexible working arrangements, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally. With a strong commitment to making a meaningful impact, this role provides an opportunity to grow within a community focused on positive change.
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