Child Protection Co-ordinator, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis - FIXED TERM

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Child Protection Co-ordinator, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
37 hours per week, Fixed term of 1 year
£47,079 - £50,956 per annum, inclusive of £2,997 Distant Island Allowance per annum

The post holder will support the work of the Western Isles Chief Officer Group for Child Protection and the Child Protection Committee by developing, co-ordinating and implementing Child Protection policies and practice throughout the Western Isles.

Duties will include supporting the Lead Officer in reviewing service performance and striving to improve the quality and efficiency of the services in your functional area; managing the inter-agency training budget; planning and supporting the inter-agency response to Child Protection inspections; delivering a rolling programme of level 1 and level 2 Child Protection Training; and chairing any multi-agency care planning reviews for children as instructed by line manager.

You must have detailed knowledge of the legislative framework surrounding child care and child protection and demonstrable awareness of the issues/barriers to inter agency learning. It is essential you have excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to write detailed policy/committee reports.

It is essential you hold a professional qualification in Social Work/nursing/teaching or relevant police qualification. You must have extensive direct experience of child protection/child care and direct experience of providing training for both qualified and unqualified staff.

This post is subject to membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme as a legal requirement of a regulated role with Children and Protected Adults (Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme - mygov.scot).

The salary quoted is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance. Appointment to the post will be on the first point of the grade.

It is vital you read the job description and person specification, in your experience statement please detail how you meet each of the essential criteria we ask for in the person specification.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.

Closing Date: Monday 30 March 2026