Lead Child Protection Practitioners
| Posting date: | 18 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £47,181 to £52,413 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2026 |
| Location: | Horncastle, Lincolnshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Lincolnshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1856/2875 |
Summary
Location: East Lindsey South (Horncastle) and South Kesteven (Grantham) Lincolnshire
The role we are recruiting to
Lead Child Protection Practitioners (LCPP)
As an LCPP, you’ll bring clarity, structure and professional leadership to some of the most important moments in a child’s safeguarding journey. You’ll chair Child Protection strategy meetings, Initial and Review conferences, coordinate multi‑agency planning and ensure that every assessment, plan and decision is grounded in strong analysis and a clear understanding of risk. This role is ideal for someone skilled at bringing people together, managing challenge confidently, and keeping children’s needs firmly at the centre. It’s a high‑impact role where your expertise shapes safer outcomes for children every day.
What joining the Quality & Standards Service will give you:
A new kind of professional impact, using your skills and experience to influence practice across whole teams, services and systems.
A strong, supportive professional community, you will work alongside passionate colleagues who are committed to thoughtful, reflective, high‑quality social work.
Opportunities to grow and specialise: -whether your strengths lie in coaching, safeguarding, learning, research, or oversight, the service offers pathways to develop and refine your expertise.
A service built around purpose and quality:-Everything we do is about improving outcomes for children and strengthening social work practice across Lincolnshire.
Balance, reflection and purpose: Work in a space that prioritises thoughtfulness, learning and independent challenge, while still keeping children at the centre.
Is This the Right Step for You?
If you’re passionate about good practice…
If you value learning, improvement and thoughtful social work…
If you want to make a difference beyond frontline caseloads…
…then you’ll find a rewarding and meaningful home in the Quality & Standards Service.
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