We have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent, Full Time, Children’s Champion to join Southampton City Council (SCC) in the Child Protection Conference Team.
About the team
The Child Protection Conference Team is a small team of Independent Chairs and supporting staff responsible for chairing initial and review child protection conferences aimed at reducing risk of harm to children and young people in the city.
About the role
The team is looking for an enthusiastic, child centred practitioner to work in the role of Children’s Champion on a permanent basis. Key tasks include:
- Visiting children and young people over the age of 6 either at home or in school to gain their views prior to both initial and review child protection conferences, and to support them to better understand the child protection conference process.
- Attending initial and review child protection conferences in order to share children and young people’s views.
- Supporting children and young people over the age of 10 to participate in initial and review child protection conferences, where appropriate, either virtually or in person
For further information about this role please view the job description.
About you:
The successful application will need to be confident at liaising with parents, schools and social workers to seek consent to see the child, and then collaborate with these colleagues to facilitate the child's further participation if they wish. The candidate will need to produce a clear and concise report for the conference, sharing the views of the child in their own words as much as possible. The Champion keeps a record of children offered and that receive a service, contributing to overall service development of the role.
Candidates will benefit from being computer literature and have excellent skills at engaging with children and young people from 7 to 17. An understanding of child protection and contextual safeguarding is beneficial.
What we can offer you:
Salary: The salary band for this role is £32,061 - £36,362. The starting salary is £32,061 with annual progression through the salary bands.
Here at SCC we have a range of different perks and benefits, a few examples can be found below.
- Excellent local government pension with 16.8% employer contribution, death in service benefit of 3 x’s salary and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC.
- Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
- Flexible working options (role-dependent)
- Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
- Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
- Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks.
- Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
- Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
- Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
- Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
- Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer
For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)
Contact details for informal discussion:
For further information and details regarding the Children’s Champion role, please contact Sophie Parsons on 02380 915809 or [email protected]
Recruitment contact details: 023 8083 4033 or [email protected]
For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council
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