Location
London Borough of Barnet

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£67,818 per annum (includes a 10% Recruitment and Retention supplement)

About the Role
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. In Barnet, we are committed to creating a culture where practice excellence, strong relationships, and continuous learning underpin everything we do. We provide a supportive environment in which practitioners can thrive, delivering meaningful, lasting change for children and families.

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. Working collaboratively with partners, you will champion approaches which keep children safe from harm, build resilience and support families to make sustainable change.

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.

In addition to a comprehensive suite of employee benefits, this salary includes a Recruitment and Retention supplement of 10%.

Experience
- 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.
- Commitment to relational, strengths-based and restorative practice, ensuring children and families are meaningfully involved.
- Ability to lead with integrity, curiosity and compassion, in an environment where staff feel valued, supported and appropriately challenged.
- Passion for delivering high-quality, equitable services that recognise and respond to diversity within our communities.

About you
You will be a reflective and inclusive practitioner who thrives in a culture of continuous improvement and learning. You will demonstrate leadership qualities that foster a supportive and challenging environment for colleagues and partners alike.

Qualifications
You must hold a recognised social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England.