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Court Progression Manager

Job details
Posting date: 01 April 2026
Salary: £259.34 per day
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 01 May 2026
Location: Lambeth, London, SW2 1RW
Remote working: On-site only
Company: ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD
Job type: Contract
Job reference: MP230438CT1757-OR26575-01042026

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Summary

Court Progression Manager needed in Lambeth

This is a temporary contract initially paying £259.34 per day PAYE

The reference number is: OR26575

The successful candidate will drive improvement for our most vulnerable children and young people where a legal framework or legal intervention is necessary to safeguard their welfare and secure their permanency.

The aim of the role is to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in Lambeth by ensuring care planning is effective and care proceedings cases progress in a timely fashion and by identifying opportunities to improve service delivery.

The role will operate across all sections of Children’s Social Care and will involve working closely with team managers, senior management, legal colleagues, the court, and other local authorities and organisations.

The post holder will provide specialist input to inform and improve the quality of social work practice for all children and will provide specialist input to the progress of legal proceedings within current practice requirements, ensuring that the local authority complies with and exceeds national targets and timescales.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to Kirsty@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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