Sanctuary Social Care has locum vacancy for an Advanced Practitioner to work full-time based in Bedford, within the Safeguarding & Quality Assurance Team. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Children's Services and be registered with Social Work England.
The pay rate for this locum Advanced Practitioner role is £32 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 3-month contract.
Duties:
- To attend all local and pan-Beds missing and exploitation meetings.
- To be the SPOC for Bedford Borough for missing and exploitation.
- To undertake some return interviews for young people that have been missing.
- To monitor the missing / exploitation data.
- Notify the Team Manager or the case responsible Social Worker any changes in a client's needs or circumstances, requiring the need for further social work assessment or intervention
- To maintain full and accurate records in accordance with departmental procedures and to ensure Quality Assurance requirements are met.
- To participate in supervision.
- To ensure that services are provided in accordance with the department's equal opportunities standards and that the child's/young persons diversity is acknowledged and respected
- To represent the department in appropriate meetings and forums
- To ensure that services are provided in accordance with departmental standards and objectives of Quality Assurance, with due regard to health and safety requirements
Requirements of the Advanced Practitioner:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's services
Contact:
This Advanced Practitioner job is advertised by Tom Loomes; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
