Consultant Social Worker

Consultant Social Worker

The closing date is 25 June 2026.

You will hold a small caseload of complex, high-risk cases while providing expert supervision, case consultation, and planned management for the team. You will contribute to intake decisions, case discussions, and service delivery planning, ensuring the highest standards of advocacy and safeguarding in line with ISVA, Home Office and Ministry of Justice guidance. You will lead quality assurance, audits, service improvement initiatives, and support research into children s experiences of the criminal justice process.

• Lead on providing expert consultation and on child sexual abuse to community colleagues including children s social care. Hold a small caseload of complex, high-risk cases, delivering trauma-informed, child-centred direct interventions.
• Provide supervision, case consultation, guidance and planned case management to Child and Family Practitioners.
• Contribute to intake decisions, case discussions and multidisciplinary planning to ensure effective safeguarding and advocacy for children and families.
• Ensure compliance with ISVA, Home Office and Ministry of Justice guidance, and maintain high standards of clinical, safeguarding and operational governance.
• Lead and participate in quality assurance, audits, and research initiatives to improve the child s experience of the criminal justice process.
• Support service development, continuous improvement, and the implementation of best-practice directives across the Lighthouse.
• Represent the Lighthouse at internal and external meetings, fostering strong partnership working with police, social care, legal partners, therapeutic services and community organisations.

Deliver or support training, workshops, and practice development initiatives to build team competence and knowledge. Promote contextual and transitional safeguarding approaches, ensuring risk assessments and safety plans are robust and regularly reviewed. Champion the voice of children, young people and families, supporting participation in forums, feedback surveys and service evaluation. Maintain accurate, timely records in electronic systems, ensuring compliance with information governance and audit requirements.

Support the development and professional growth of the case management team, modelling reflective practice, psychological safety, and high-quality, child-centred advocacy.

The Lighthouse, Camden is UK s first Child House and a national leader in trauma-informed, multidisciplinary support for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse. Based in Camden and serving North Central London, we bring together police, health, psychology and advocacy under one roof to provide holistic care, early support, and criminal justice advocacy. We are seeking a Consultant Social Worker to lead our Case Management team, supporting and Child and Family Practitioners while shaping high-quality, child-centred services.

We are committed to addressing structural inequality experienced by children who report sexual abuse both in our service provision and referral criteria.

You will be a qualified, experienced social worker with strong ISVA/ChISVA knowledge, confidence managing complex safeguarding cases, and proven leadership in supervising multidisciplinary teams. You will have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with experience navigating highly sensitive, emotive or complex situations. You will value reflective practice, psychological safety, and collaborative partnership working.

• a.Social work qualification (Masters Level or equivalent), Practice Educator Professional standards (PEPS) qualification and current HCPC registration.
• b.Recognised management and leadership qualification or demonstrable equivalent management and leadership experience.
• c.Highly developed specialist knowledge in working with victims of child sexual abuse cases going through the criminal justice system including up to date knowledge fo the criminal justice system.
• d.A highly developed understanding of systems and barriers faced by vulnerable children in accessing services to support their experience of recovery from child sexual abuse particularly for black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and children with disabilities.
• e.Knowledge of up to date Pan London child protection procedures and statutory guidance relating to multidisciplinary safeguarding.
• c.Postgraduate or significant further CPD in on for the following: systemic practice at foundation of intermediate level; or Compassion- focused therapy (CFT); motivational interviewing; or CBT skills.

• a.Substantial work experience working with children and carers affected by sexual abuse through the investigation and criminal justice process.
• b.Experience of managing Social workers/social work students, offering oversight, case management and reflective supervision
• d.Experience of anti-racist…