Advanced Practitioner - Safeguarding Team - Kingston upon Thames - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Advanced Practitioner for the Safeguarding Team in Kingston. This role requires a professional Social Work qualification and involves managing complex Child Protection caseloads and supporting social workers. The ideal candidate will have significant frontline experience and a solid understanding of relevant legislation. This permanent position offers a salary of up to £58,116 per annum, with a focus on promoting a culture of innovation and child-focused services.

Qualifications

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Good working knowledge of relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support practice-related development across services.
• Manage complex caseloads of Child Protection and court cases.
• Assist social workers in managing court work.
• Deputise for Team Leaders and ensure effective collaboration.

Skills

Child Protection

Court work

Social Work qualification

Education

Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent

Job description

Advanced Practitioner – Safeguarding Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Advanced Practitioner within the Safeguarding Team to work full time for Achieving for Children, based in Kingston.

The salary for this permanent Advanced Practitioner job is up to £58,116 per annum.

• The post holder will support practice related development across our services based in Kingston and Richmond focusing primarily on court work. They will be responsible for the development and implementation of excellence practice across the organisation, and specifically within the teams.
• This role is developed for those with extensive experience and skills that wish to remain in frontline practice and who may not wish to progress along a management route.
• The post holder will have a more complex caseload of Child Protection, pre-proceedings and court cases.
• The post holder will also be responsible for assisting social workers to develop experience and skills in managing court work.
• They will be required to deputise for the Team Leaders where needed. The role will require close links with the Head of Service, Case Progression Officer, Legal Department and senior leadership team to ensure that there is a joined up approach to practice development in this area.
• The post holder will support social workers so that their practice is effective, meets regularly requirements, complies with statutory guidance, and learns from evidence-based interventions and innovative practice.
• The postholder will support use of the Signs of Safety and Wellbeing framework across Social Care, and will support the framework with the use of direct tools for working with children and young people.
• In all roles across AFC the post holders will be expected to develop and lead a culture of partnership and innovation, so that services are child focussed, flexible and adaptable. The whole organisation should learn from mistakes, share knowledge and challenge existing practice.

Requirements of this Advanced Practitioner role:

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.

Contact:
This Advanced Practitioner job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

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.