Lead Officer – Child Protection

1 month ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership Full time

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership

Closing Date: Friday 8th November

Argyll and Bute Council, as a partner within Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership, is recruiting a Lead Officer for Child Protection to support Argyll & Bute Child Protection Committee (ABCPC) in its key functions of continuous improvement, strategic planning, public information, communication and promoting high standards of inter-agency protection practice in Argyll and Bute.

The successful candidate will support, promote and develop interagency working to protect vulnerable children in line with the priorities of Argyll and Bute's Childcare Partnership and the Argyll and Bute Child Protection Committee (CPC).

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

A relocation package is available for this post.

The post holder is required to travel effectively and efficiently throughout Argyll and Bute and beyond to meet the needs of the service.

Applicants should note that:-

Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements. This post is suitable for job share. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act ( Exclusions and Exceptions ) (Scotland) Order , as amended, applies to this post. This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children. This post requires registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

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