Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Senior Practitioner to work full-time within a Family Support and Protection Team based in Basildon. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Children's services and be registered with the HCPC.
The pay rate for this locum Senior Practitioner job is £237 per day (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 6-month contract.
Summary:
- The senior practitioner is responsible for the management of their own cases and support of social work staff in the management of complex child protection and child in need cases, or children looked after.
- Whilst this will include investigation, assessment and purposeful intervention, the primary role within children and families is to achieve positive change within families wherever possible, with the aim of enabling children to remain within their home. Where this is not possible, the role includes initiating care proceedings.
- This will be achieved through implementation of the child protection, child in need plan and achieving permanency through care planning for children in care.
- There will also be an expectation within this role to support the progression and supervision of newly qualified social workers and students entering the profession.
- In addition, the role contains undertaking operational duties and supporting the team manager through delegation of tasks, such as chairing meetings etc.
Requirements of the Senior Practitioner:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current HCPC registration
- Significant senior level frontline experience within children's services
Contact:
This Senior 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.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
