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

Co-òrdanaiche Dìon Chloinne, Steòrnabhagh, Eilean Leòdhais
37 uairean a thìde gach seachdain, Cuingealaichte gu 1 bhliadhna
£47,079 - £50,956 gach bliadhna, a’ gabhail a-steach £2,997 de Chuibhreann Eileanan Iomallach gach bliadhna

Bidh an neach san dreuchd a’ cur taic ri obair Buidheann Àrd-oifigearan nan Eilean Siar airson Dìon Chloinne agus Comataidh Dìon Chloinne tro bhith a’ leasachadh, a’ co-òrdanachadh agus a’ buileachadh phoileasaidhean agus cleachdadh Dìon Chloinne air feadh nan Eilean Siar.

Am measg nan dleastanasan bithear a’ cur taic ris a’ Phrìomh Oifigear ann a bhith a’ sgrùdadh dèanadas seirbheis agus a’ feuchainn ri càileachd agus èifeachdas nan seirbheisean fon stiùir agad a leasachadh; a’ stiùireadh buidseat trèanaidh eadar-bhuidhneil; a’ planadh agus a’ cur taic ri obair eadar-bhuidhneil an lùib sgrùdaidhean Dìon Chloinne; a’ lìbhrigeadh prògram leantainneach airson Trèanadh Dìon Chloinne aig ìre 1 agus ìre 2; agus a bhith sa chathair airson sgrùdaidhean planadh cùraim eadar-bhuidhneil airson clann a rèir stiùireadh manaidseir.

Feumaidh eòlas mionaideach a bhith agad air an fhrèam-obrach reachdail ceangailte ri cùram chloinne agus dìon chloinne agus mothachadh so-dhearbhte air na duilgheadasan/cnapan-starra a dh’fhaodadh a bhith an lùib ionnsachadh eadar-bhuidhneil. Tha e riatanach gu bheil sgilean conaltraidh labhairtich agad agus an comas aithisgean poileasaidh/comataidh mionaidiche a sgrìobhadh.

Tha e riatanach gu bheil teisteanas proifiseanta ann an Obair Sòisealta/banaltrachd no teisteanas poilis iomchaidh agad. Feumaidh eòlas farsaing, pearsanta a bhith agad air dìon chloinne/cùram chloinne agus eòlas pearsanta air a bhith a’ lìbhrigeadh trèanadh airson an dà chuid luchd-obrach le teisteanas agus gun teisteanas.

Feumaidh tu ballrachd de Sgeama Dìon Bhuidhnean So-leònta (PVG) mar riatanas laghail a thaobh a bhith an sàs ann an obair riaghlaichte le Clann agus Inbhich fo Dhìon san dreuchd seo. (Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme - mygov.scot).

Tha tuarastal na dreuchd a’ gabhail a-steach Cuibhreann Eileanan Iomallach. Thèid an neach a shoirbhicheas fhastadh air a’ chiad ìre den rang.

Tha e riatanach gun leugh thu an cunntas-obrach agus an sònrachadh pearsanta ’s gun toir thu iomradh air mar a tha thu a’ coileanadh gach slat-tomhais air a bheilear a’ toirt iomradh anns an t-sònrachadh phearsanta nad aithisg eòlais.

Thèid agallamhan a chumail an làthair gu pearsanta, a’ toirt cothrom dha tagraichean coinneachadh ris an sgioba agus agus beachd fhaighinn air ar àrainneachd obrach.

Ceann-latha: Diluain 30 Màrt 2026