CP Chair #RQ1681023

BA in Social Work or equivalent, Children, Children and Families, DBS - Social Worker, Qualified Social Worker, Registered SWE, Skills, Team Manager
Worcester, Nottingham
January 27, 2026
£38 - £38 / hour
Interim / temporary

Job Description

Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary post to start ASAP.

Independent Child Protection Chair – 18.5 hours a week. Do you love working with children and young people? Are you looking for a new challenge or change? Do you want to further develop your social work career and knowledge working with permanent experienced colleagues and line managers? Do you want to work in an environment where equality and diversity is recognised, promoted, and practiced? Do you want to work for a service that has been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted? Then Worcestershire needs to be your next move! We are recruiting to our Safeguarding Quality Assurance Team; we have one part-time temporary (approximately 3 months) position as an Independent Child Protection Chair. This is an exciting opportunity to work within an experienced and supportive team in the Safeguarding & Quality Assurance Service. You will be joining an experienced and permanent team; this role is well supported by a dedicated Practice Manager and Business Support function – ensuring you have the time to focus on your role. You will work as part of the Team, with dual allocation of children on Child Protection Plans – you will be responsible for chairing Initial & Review Conferences, ensuring SMART Plans, effective information sharing to manage risk and create positive outcomes for children, young people, and their families. Ofsted said “multi-agency meetings are regular and well attended and contribute to shared decision-making that prioritises children” and “decision-making and meetings are timely”. The position is 18.5 hours per week. In this role you need to have the ability to securitise, challenge and support both Social Care Teams and partners, this is crucial, alongside strong quality assurance experience and skills. You will be an experienced and qualified Social Worker with Management Experience, registered with Social Work England, who has a solid knowledge of policy, legislation, and good practice experience, and can demonstrate a strong commitment to strong multi-agency working and child focussed practice. You will have extensive experience of chairing complex and challenging meetings with the ability to manage difficult conversations.

 Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary post to start ASAP

What’s on offer for the Social Worker

· Excellent competitive pay rate – paid weekly!

· Excellent management structure with experienced leaders

· Desirable location with excellent transport links

· A stable and well-supported working environment

Benefits of working with Semester.co.uk:

  • Free on-going training opportunities upon registering as part of our commitment to you.

  • Competitive Rates of pay

  • In house payroll, providing weekly payments and support

  • Enhanced DBS completed.

  • Support and expert advice from an approachable, dedicated and friendly team

  • An assigned dedicated & experienced consultant

  • Various employment opportunities in your preferred geographical area

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