Sanctuary Social Care has locum vacancy for a Senior Practitioner to work full-time based in Wigan, within the Locality/Assessment 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 Senior Practitioner role is £32 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 3-month contract.
Duties:
- Help to deliver and lead good quality, child centred practice across the service.
- Ensure that practice is underpinned by the Deal principals and that the Signs of Safety model is embedded in all our work with children and families.
- Demonstrate effective leadership and management to support staff.
- Work alongside Practice Managers to ensure that the service meets all statutory requirement and practice standards.
- Encourage reflection and learning in staff through leading by example, enabling learning circles, group discussions and reflective supervision.
Requirements of the Senior Practitioner:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's services
- Must have at least two years' statutory experience within either a Duty and Assessment or Locality Team
- Must committed, innovative, confident and energetic leader committed to achieving positive change for children and families.
- Be able support the delivery and development of high quality within your team for children and families
- Be able support the operational delivery of the team, including the development of excellent practice of the social workers.
- Must have excellent knowledge on local government frameworks and processes.
Contact:
This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Vaughan Graham; 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.
