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Swyddi ar lein
[Internal] Gwynedd Child Protection Chairperson and Co-ordinator
See Job Advertisement | Permanent
- Reference:
- 24-27567
- Job title:
- Gwynedd Child Protection Chairperson and Co-ordinator
- Directorate:
- Children and Supporting Families
- Service:
- Safeguarding and Quality Unit
- Closing date:
- 13/09/2024 10:00
- Job type/Hours:
- Permanent | 37 Hour
- Salary:
- See Job Advertisement
- Pay Scale:
- PS3
- Location(s):
- Caernarfon
Details
Job Advertisement
Salary :- PS3 (33-35) - £41,418 i £43,421 + Market Suppliment (PS5)
Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this Information Pack
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact Dafydd Paul on 01766 771000 ext. 32230
Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679076
E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, 13/09/2024
The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.
If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Person Specification
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL
The ability to lead constructively whilst respecting the principles of equal opportunity and anti-oppressive practice.
Able to work independently and as part of a team.
Able to work effectively under pressure.
Able to manage and prioritise work effectively.
Eager to continuously learn and develop.
Eager to continuously improve services for children and families in order to improve results.
Able to assume professional responsibility and authority appropriate to various situations.
Able to work in situations of professional disagreement and tension, and manage communication with families in difficult situations.
Own a car and a driving licence.
RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
ESSENTIAL
Professional qualification in Social Work (DipSW,CQSW, etc.)
Registered Social Worker with the Care Council
("Every social worker (or anyone who describes himself/herself as a social worker) must be registered with the Social Care Wales. Gwynedd Council will refund the annual registration fee to the worker.")
DESIRABLE
Advanced qualification in Social Work (PQ, etc.)
Management Qualification
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
Extensive experience of working directly with children and families.
Experience of carrying out and managing child protection assessments.
Extensive experience of preparing reports.
Experience of chairing and holding multi-agency meetings.
Experience of effective collaboration with other agencies, voluntary organisations, etc.
Experience of working in partnership with children and their families/carers.
Experience of developing and implementing monitoring and performance management systems within services for children and their families.
Experience of holding training and raising awareness of matters relating to child protection to a wide range of audiences.
DESIRABLE
Experience of managing services for children and families
SKILLS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
ESSENTIAL
Thorough knowledge of relevant Legislation of working with children and families.
Thorough knowledge and experience of child protection practice and the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
Extensive knowledge of the needs of looked after children and young people.
Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals, including children and young people.
Thorough knowledge of the looked after children system.
Able to constructively contribute to developmental work in the field of child protection locally and nationally.
Knowledge and skills to assess and determine the risk of significant harm
Able to use computer systems/word processor/spreadsheets/electronic case records.
DESIRABLE
Knowledge and understanding of Effective Child Protection and Collaborative Communication.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
Listening and Speaking - Higher
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions. Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Higher
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal. Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
Writing - Higher
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).
Job Description
Purpose of Post.
• Ensure that the children of Gwynedd are kept safe from harm, live in an environment that is as stable as possible, and get the best opportunities in terms of promoting their health and well-being.
• This role is key to promote child protection in individual cases and also in the way the multi-agency and corporate safeguarding systems work in Gwynedd.
• With an ambition to have robust child protection arrangements of the highest standard, the post-holder will act as:
- Child Protection Co-ordinator
- Chair – Child Protection Conferences
- Guardian of the Child Protection Register
- Professional lead on child protection issues and the Wales Safeguarding Procedures (Children) in Gwynedd.
• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do.
Responsibility for Resources. . e.g. staff, finance, equipment
Line manager for one member of administrative staff.
Main Duties
• Act as a professional lead in child protection in Gwynedd:
• ensuring compliance with the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
• providing professional practice consultancy advice as required.
• providing advice in relation to establishing threshold of likelihood of significant harm and its assessment.
• Chair Child Protection Case Conferences, including initial and review Conferences in Gwynedd in accordance with the statutory requirements and the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
• Act as the guardian of the Gwynedd Child Protection Register, ensuring compliance with the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
• Support, if required, the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO Assistant Head of Service) in relation to Section 5 matters, including chairing Professional Strategy Discussions and Meetings (Section 5 of Procedures involving allegations of abuse against people in a position of trust)
• Ensure that child protection processes and practice are effective, including:
• Optimising the arrangements for Case Conferences including pre-Conference preparations, how Conferences are conducted and monitored.
• Ensuring the accuracy of minutes of Case Conferences and promote punctuality in their distribution.
• Ensuring that the voice of the child is at the centre of discussions.
• Ensuring that children and their families are invited and have every opportunity to participate in conferences.
• Practicing in a way that is as collaborative as possible.
• Ensuring that assessments of risk of significant harm are of a high quality.
• Ensuring the ‘what needs to change’ to keep children safe are clearly considered and understood and form the basis of the Child Protection Plan.
• Lead on performance management in child protection in Gwynedd, monitoring, analysing statistical information, reporting on performance and identifying areas for improvement.
• Ensure that every child on the Child Protection Register has an allocated worker, that the Core Group is formed and working and that the areas that should be addressed in the Child Protection Plan are identified in the Case Conference.
• For Review Conferences, ensure that the Child Protection Plan is reviewed, monitoring progress and ensure that any changes to the plan are clarified in the Conference.
• Promote multi-agency work in child protection, including facilitating the contribution of agencies to Conferences, Core Groups and Child Protection Plans.
• Lead on developing front line practice in the area of child protection in Gwynedd, promoting high standards of practice and the implementation of locally promoted working models such as the Risk Model and Effective Child Protection.
• Develop policies and procedures as required in child protection.
• Produce and present reports as required.
• Ensure that systems integrate with the Gwynedd Child Protection Register where necessary, such as for 'missing children' and 'people who pose a risk to children.'
• Contribute to the ongoing development of practice by taking advisory, consultancy, mentoring and training roles as required, delivering presentations as necessary.
• Contribute to reviews in serious cases, local, regional and regional sub-group work in child protection.
• Work within the guidelines and policies of the department as well as statutory requirements.
• Continuously develop professionally, receiving supervision, attending training, and team and service meetings.
• Maintain registration as a registered Social Worker with Social Care Wales.
• Work as a member of the Safeguarding and Quality Unit, contributing to the development of the unit’s other work functions.
• Supporting the general work of the Safeguarding and Quality Unit, including chairing other meetings (such as the Exploitation Panel) or supporting if necessary Statutory Reviews of Looked After Children, Secure Reviews or PLO meetings).
• Responsible for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Act within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsibility for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management standards and guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsible for reporting any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special Circumstances. e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
• Willingness to work flexible hours occasionally/as required
• Full driving licence
• This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In light of this, a disclosure would be requested from the Criminal Records Bureau for successful candidates. The Council will provide an appropriate form to this end and would pay the associated fee. Further details will be provided regarding the process as required.
• The successful candidate is expected to register and maintain registration with Social Care Wales and adhere to its Code of Professional Practice.
The above is only an outline of the duties of the post to provide an idea of the responsibility levels associated with the post. This job description is not comprehensively detailed and the duties of the post could change from time to time without changing its basic nature and level of responsibility
