RQ1595683 – Senior Practitioner (SP) 4yrs + Experience

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Lifford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social services agency in England is seeking a Social Worker to improve the quality of practice across the case work cycle for children and families. The successful candidate will manage a complex caseload and provide mentoring to team members, while ensuring compliance with all legislative requirements. Ideal for those with strong social work experience and a commitment to partnership working. This role offers a competitive salary of £33.30 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience in social work practice with children and families.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and best practices.
• Ability to manage complex casework.

Responsibilities

• Provide a professional social work service to children and families.
• Manage a complex caseload and provide expertise to colleagues.
• Ensure effective partnership working with service users and agencies.

Job description

£33.30 an hour

36.50 hours a week

Scope and Purpose of Role

• To provide a lead role in improving the quality of professional social work practice across the breadth of the case work cycle to children, young people and their families.
• To undertake complex casework arising within the children and families service.

General Duties and Responsibilities

1. To provide a needs-led, professional social work service to children, young people and their families, complying with legislative requirements and in accordance with established best practice.
2. To be responsible for allocated cases including a complex caseload.
3. To provide technical/professional expertise to less experienced social workers.
4. To share/communicate a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, guidance, research, departmental policy and procedures.
5. To provide quality assurance and coaching/mentoring to work colleagues.
6. To take a ‘joined-up’ approach to ensuring the effectiveness of case working, actively promoting/encouraging effective partnership working with service users and other teams/agencies/organisations.
7. Participates in the regular collection, collation and reporting of appropriate performance management information in accordance with statutory and organisational requirements.
8. Actively participates in training and development activities.
9. Represents the Department in meetings etc as required.
10. Actively supports the Team Manager by undertaking any other duties commensurate with the job or needs of the service.

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