Statutory Panel Report Writer - CP

Statutory Panel Report Writer – Child Protection Conference

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Job Title: Statutory Panel Report Writer – Child Protection Conference
Starting Salary: £31,537 (potential to progress to £34,434) per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 37.0
Location: Countywide
Contract Type: Fixed term until January 2027
Directorate: Resources

About The Team

Our Child Protection Conference Team plays a vital role in supporting Hertfordshire’s statutory child protection processes. We work closely with social workers, the Child Protection Chairs, partner agencies, and families to ensure that every Child Protection Conference (CPC) is run with accuracy and transparency.

About The Role

As a Statutory Child Protection Conference Report Writer, you will attend conferences, produce accurate and impartial reports within statutory timescales, support participation by ensuring the timely distribution of reports, upload reports to LCS, and minute other meetings as required. The role offers significant professional reward and meaningful challenge. It involves handling sensitive material and can be emotionally demanding, but provides a genuine opportunity to contribute to positive outcomes for vulnerable children and families. Your reports must be clear, accurate, and support informed decision‑making.

About You

• Able to work objectively and with resilience, maintaining professionalism in challenging or pressurised situations.
• Demonstrates strong written communication skills, producing clear, accurate, and well‑structured written work.
• Ability to manage and process sensitive, distressing, intimate, and sexually explicit material appropriately, in line with safeguarding, confidentiality, and data protection requirements.
• Competent in the use of IT systems and standard office software to support effective service delivery.
• Ability to analyse, interpret, and summarise complex information clearly and accurately.
• Works effectively as part of a team, contributing positively to collaborative working and shared objectives.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC8 job profile.

For an informal discussion, please contact Ian Drummey or Matthew Cleverly via email at Ian.Drummey@hertfordshire.co.uk or Matthew.Cleverly@hertfordshire.gov.uk. Interview Date: 28 January 2026.

Benefits & Application Instructions

To apply, please upload your most recent CV, ensuring it is up to date with your employment history and training/qualifications. Provide a short covering paragraph that demonstrates the requirements/criteria in the advert to help the panel recognise your skills and abilities.

Additional Information

Disability Confident: We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding: This role requires a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Travel: Ability to travel independently to various locations as required for the role, using public transport or other appropriate means.

English Fluency: The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Seniority Level

• Entry level

Employment Type

• Full time

Job Function

• Information Technology
• Government Administration

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