Lead practitioner - Child Protection - West Midlands

Liquid personnel are currently recruiting for a Lead practitioner to join a multi-agency child protection team on a permanent basis in the west midlands.

If you are looking to take the next step in your career, then this could be the perfect role for you.

Main duties

As a Lead Practitioner you will be the example of good practice within the team, you will provide consultation, oversight and supervision across the team. Your main duties will include:

• Take the lead in CP and strategy meetings


• Have oversight of s.47 enquiries and child protection plans


• Lead CP conferences


• Lead reflective and group supervision with the team

Benefits of the role

You will be joining an Ofsted rated ‘GOOD’ authority going through a period of change allowing you to make your own mark on the orle and offer plenty of opportunity to develop within the authority. Key benefits of the role include:

• Annual salary of £48,000 – £50,500 inclusive of retention bonus


• Generous annual leave and local government pension contributions


• Stable and supportive senior management


• Fantastic CPD and career development opportunities

Key requirements

If you are a qualified social worker with a minimum of 4 years post qualified experience within children and family services, then we want to hear from you. To be considered for this role you must be:

• Registered with SWE


• Experienced working within children and family services as a social worker


• Eligible to work in the UK


• A UK driving licence holder

If you are interested in this role then please apply, if you want to know more then drop me an email on [email protected] and we can discuss the role in more detail.