Job Description

Child Protection Team Leader - Edinburgh - Full time opportunity available on a temporary contract basis.

The Social Care Community Partnership are currently recruiting for a Child Protection Team Leader

Duration - 6 months initially

Salary: 25 - 35 ph PAYE and accrued Holidays and Pension

The working pattern is generally from Monday to Friday

Requiremetns for the role

• You need to have prior experience a manager, with a calm, steady approach who can assist with decision making and support of staff within the team.
• The role involves representing social work within the IRD process and multidiscipliniary working
• you need to have experience of leading a statutory child and families team and IRD decision making .
• experience in managing allocation of high risk, child protection work is essential.
• Support and Supervision of the team to ensure a high quality of assessments and reports ensuring timeframes are met
• Strong partnership working skills with police , social work , education etc, is needed.

For more information about this role and other locum opportunities, please click apply and submit your CV to The Social Care Community Partnership or contact Karen Anderson (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion.

About The Social Care Community Partnership:

The Social Care Community Partnership is Scotland's premier social care recruitment agency, sourcing and placing Social Care professionals, support staff and administrators throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK.

Established in 2006, quality is built into everything we do; from day to day recruitment and selection processes, to The Social Care Community Partnership employees and to the Local Authorities, Government bodies and Third Sector/Non-Governmental Organisations that we work with. The client groups we work with range from Children and Families, Adults, Disabilities, Youth Offending and more. We recognise that our Social Care professionals make daily decisions that affect the lives of thousands of vulnerable people. The Social Care Community Partnership also has Investors in People Gold Award Status and Investors in Young People Award.

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