RQ1595683 – Senior Practitioner (SP) 4yrs + Experience

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

Job summary

A social work recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled social worker to lead quality improvements in practice and manage complex cases affecting children and families. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with legislation, mentor junior staff, and support effective collaboration across teams. Applicants should send their CV to the provided email address.

Qualifications

• Lead role in improving social work practice.
• Expertise in handling complex casework.
• Ability to mentor and guide less experienced social workers.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional social work service to families.
• Manage a complex caseload efficiently.
• Ensure quality assurance and mentoring for colleagues.

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

2.1 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.

2.2 To be responsible for allocated cases including a complex caseload.

2.3 To provide technical/professional expertise to less experienced social workers.

2.4 To share/communicate a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, guidance, research, departmental policy and procedures.

2.5 To provide quality assurance and coaching/mentoring to work colleagues.

2.6 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.

2.7 Participates in the regular collection, collation and reporting of appropriate performance management information in accordance with statutory and organisational requirements.

2.8 Actively participates in training and development activities.

2.9 Represents the Department in meetings etc as required.

2.10 Actively supports the Team Manager by undertaking any other duties commensurate with the job or needs of the service.

If you think this job role is for you, please send your CV to [e-mail]