Children's Senior Practitioner - Looked After Children

Remedy Social Work; Berrington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal consultant

Top access to jobs

Referral bonus

Weekly payroll

Job summary

Shropshire Council is seeking a Children's Senior Practitioner to join the looked after children service. You will work within the Children Looked After Service, conducting assessments, progressing care and pathway plans, and undertaking statutory visits to looked after children.

The role involves court work related to care orders and collaborative multi-professional practice. You will be supported by your Team Manager, participate in duty systems, and maintain comprehensive records in line with

Qualifications

• Assessments informed by direct intervention with children and families.
• Experience with care planning and pathway progressions.
• Court work relating to care orders and related applications.
• Collaborative working with parents, guardians, and other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining performance with support from Team Manager.
• Undertaking a range of assessments informed by direct intervention with children and families.
• Progressing care and pathway plans, ensuring appropriate service levels.
• Undertaking statutory visits to looked after children.
• Managing cases and coordinating care planning, risk, and review meetings.
• Providing information and advice to resolve problems for children and families.
• Some court work related to care orders and placement orders.
• Participating in the duty system and maintaining records.

Skills

Social work

Court work

Assessment skills

Care planning

Child safeguarding

Job description

Our client Shropshire Council is looking for a Children's Senior Practitioner to join their looked after children service.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Social Worker / Senior Social Worker within the Children Looked After Service, you will be responsible for:

• Maintaining your personal performance with the support of your Team Manager.
• Undertaking a range of assessments informed by direct intervention with children and families.
• Progressing children's care and pathway plans, by ensuring that they are accessing the right level of service at the right time.
• Undertaking statutory visits to children placed at home, in foster care, and within residential provisions in accordance with CLA requirements.
• Case management and co-ordinating a range of meetings including care planning, risk management, placement stability, PEP's, and review meetings.
• Providing children and families with information and advice to assist in resolving problems.
• Some court work relating to revocation of care orders, SGO and placement order applications, as required.
• Participating in the team's duty system.
• Maintaining computerised records and documentation in accordance with approved policies and procedures.
• Collaborative working with parents, guardians, and other professionals

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit