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Social Worker – Child Protection Chair / Conference and Review Officer

Job Title: Social Worker – Child Protection Chair / Conference and Review Officer
Specialism: Social Worker – Children
Location: Tameside, UK
Salary: £40.00 per hour

Social Worker – Child Protection Chair / Conference and Review Officer within Children’s Services in Tameside, earning £40.00 per hour. This exciting ongoing locum opportunity offers both part-time and full-time flexibility, providing the chance to play a pivotal role in safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. Working independently and collaboratively with partner agencies, you will provide oversight, challenge, and leadership to ensure the highest standards of child protection practice and care planning across the service.

As a locum professional, you’ll enjoy the flexibility to shape your working pattern while contributing your expertise to a role that makes a genuine difference to the lives of children, young people, and families.

• Part Time / Full Time: Enjoy the flexibility to choose a working pattern that complements your personal and professional commitments.
• Hourly Pay: Earn a competitive rate of £40.00 per hour, recognising your experience and specialist expertise.
• Diverse and Meaningful Work: Engage with a wide range of complex cases where your professional oversight can directly improve outcomes for children.
• Professional Development: Access ongoing learning opportunities and keep your knowledge up to date with best practice and legislative developments.
• Supportive Team Environment: Join a collaborative service where learning, quality improvement, and professional support are actively encouraged.
• Strategic Influence: Play a key role in improving safeguarding practice through challenge, quality assurance, and service development activity.
• Flexible Locum Working: Benefit from the variety and autonomy that locum work provides while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Chair Initial and Review Child Protection Conferences, ensuring they remain child-centred, inclusive, and compliant with statutory guidance.

Independently oversee Looked After Children (LAC) Reviews and other statutory review meetings, ensuring robust scrutiny and accountability.

Promote the active involvement of children, young people, parents, carers, and families in decision-making processes.

Monitor and evaluate Child Protection Plans and Care Plans to ensure they remain focused on achieving positive outcomes for children.

Provide independent oversight and constructive challenge where safeguarding concerns, drift, or delays in planning are identified.

Ensure statutory timescales for conferences, reviews, and associated documentation are consistently achieved.

Facilitate effective multi-agency collaboration between social care, education, health services, police, and other partner organisations.

Escalate concerns where safeguarding arrangements are ineffective and ensure agencies fulfil their statutory responsibilities.

Maintain accurate records, reports, and documentation in line with local and national requirements.

Contribute to audits, quality assurance activities, and service evaluations to drive continuous improvement.

Support learning from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and promote best practice across Children’s Services.

Tameside offers the perfect combination of vibrant town living and beautiful countryside surroundings. With excellent transport links to Manchester, welcoming communities, rich heritage, and access to stunning outdoor spaces, Tameside provides an outstanding quality of life. Whether you’re looking to advance your career or enjoy a balanced lifestyle, Tameside offers a rewarding environment in which to live and work.