Lead Child Protection Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Lead Child Protection Practitioners to join our Multi-Agency Safety Teams, leading high-quality practice for children and families who need us most.

The Barnet Multi Agency Safety Team supports children experiencing both intra-familial and extra-familial harm. We welcome applications from LCPPs who have a particular interest in contextual safeguarding and working with children where risks are present outside the family home.

As a Lead Child Protection Practitioner (LCPP) you will deliver a consistently high standard of child-centred, strengths-based and relationship-focused safeguarding practice to children, young people and families. You will be part of a specialist team culture that is inclusive, reflective, and focused on continuous improvement, where high support is matched with high challenge.

You will work in partnership with children, families and professionals internal and external to the council, leading on section 47 enquiries, investigations, child protection (CP) conferences, family-led planning and practice, ensuring that all work is timely, analytical, and grounded in the lived experience of the child.

You will be supported by a strong workforce development programme, enabling you to grow as a practitioner while embedding Barnet’s values and practice standards.

Responsibilities

• Strong knowledge of legislation, policy, and safeguarding practice, with the ability to apply this confidently in complex situations.
• Excellent communication skills, leading clear, analytical, and impactful multi-agency meetings, investigations, assessments and plans.
• A strong track record of improving outcomes for children and families and influencing multi-agency partnerships.
• A commitment to relational, strengths-based and restorative practice, ensuring children and families are meaningfully involved.
• The ability to lead with integrity, curiosity and compassion, in an environment where staff feel valued, supported and appropriately challenged.
• A passion for delivering high-quality, equitable services that recognise and respond to diversity within our communities.

What we offer

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
• A comprehensive Flexible Working Policy which supports work-life balance by empowering staff and management to make decisions around when, where, and how work is done
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Employee well-being training programs including confidential employee assistance