Senior Officer (Child Protection) - GLA13550
| Posting date: | 25 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £42,266.24 to £49,186.79 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2025 |
| Location: | City Wide Glasgow, G4 0UW |
| Company: | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | GLA13550 |
Summary
Job Description
Role – Senior Officer (Child Protection)
Location - GCHSCP, Ladywell Business Centre, 94 Duke Street , Glasgow, G4 0UW
Contract Status – Temporary up to 31st March 2026
Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place!
At Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) the Child Protection team covers the whole of the city. We work in partnership with our colleagues in the localities and with our partner agencies to develop and deliver best practice within the child protection framework. This also involves training, evaluation and audit priorities.
This Senior Officer role is a pilot for Devolved Decision Making (DDM). As the Senior Officer you will:
• Work as part of the child protection team.
• Support the delivery of the devolved decision-making pilot within Glasgow City Council. This is a Home Office funded pilot to identify victims of trafficking and exploitation through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).
• Work collaboratively and in partnership with partner agencies and existing Senior Officers.
Applicants must either possess a Degree / Diploma in Social Work (or Social Work equivalent). Please refer to the Person Specification for full details of the required qualifications, skills, knowledge and competencies that are required for the above role.
Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above role will be required to pay for their PVG Membership.
Registration to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is an essential requirement for this role. You must either be already registered or have applied within 3 months and be registered within 6 months from your start date. Please note as part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are currently not required to pay SSSC fees.
These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 19 May 2025.
If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact: Anna Donnelly, Principal Officer on 07785 451174 or by email: anna.donnelly@glasgow.gov.uk
Working for us!
For more information on Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCC) please visit the following websites:
GCC Website and GCC Conditions of Service
Application Packs
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Further Information
Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see
GCC Job Evaluation
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