Senior Practitioner - Adolescent Team

Location Medway
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £35.00 per hour
Reference HQ00102641_1582799019

Sanctuary Social Care has a locum vacancy for a Senior Practitioner to work full-time within an Adolescent Team based in Medway. 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 Senior Practitioner role is £35 per hour (Assignment rate) and this role is offering a 3-month contract.

Changes in Medway:

  • Undergone a restructure of teams and a safeguarding team realignment which has shown positive results.

  • Reduced caseloads, Average of 20 children

  • Increased team sizes

Requirements of the Senior Practitioner:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work.

  • Current Social Work England registration.

  • Experience working within an Adolescent Team is essential.

  • Experience and a passion for working intensively with 11-17 year olds.

  • Essential to demonstrate experiences of working with Children who are vulnerable to exploitation (CSE & CCE), gang association, experiencing youth violence, domestic abuse, homelessness (JHA) as well as children on the edge of care. The Adolescent Team will be working alongside partner agencies including Early Help, Youth Services, Youth Offending Service, Health, Education and Police.

  • Full driving licence required.

  • 2+ years post qualifying experience.

Contact:

This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Rob King; 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.