Consultant Social Worker
Exploitation Lead
Are you passionate about young people and interested in supporting colleagues through mapping, auditing and training to ensure young people are protected or diverted from exploitation. Do you have a good understanding of extra familial harm and experience of safeguarding in this context and wish to utilise your quality assurance skills and or further develop them?
In this role, you will be a key player in supporting practice development and identifying where we need to strengthen practice in Bexley. You will have the opportunity to work as part of a team auditing and developing practice. You will be able to access support through your peers and specialist staff. You will have access to group supervision and training.
This role is non-case holding and will provide opportunity for both operational and strategic working and allow you to be creative and innovative in your approach.
Working closely with colleagues across children’s services, youth justice, health and education you will be a key player in strengthening our grip on children who go missing, those at risk of exploitation and in need of support.
Are you are interested in what we can learn from young people, and practice? Do you enjoy working multi-agency, and want to make a difference?
This role is a fixed term period currently and will be reviewed in May 2026.
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)