Senior Practitioner

Kent County Council; Cheltenham; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent County Council invites applications for a Senior Practitioner to join the Sensory Children's Team, covering the whole County. The team includes Social Workers, Social Work Assistants and Occupational Therapists, with a focus on Hearing and/or Visual Impairment within children's services.

You will set performance expectations, supervise and mentor staff, support the Team Manager, chair meetings, and deliver reflective practice sessions.

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England and hold a Social Work degree.
• Significant experience with Child protection and Children in Need.
• Experience in services for children with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise social workers and social work assistants and mentor staff.
• Lead reflective practice sessions for the team.
• Chair team meetings and provide cover for the Team Manager.
• Collaborate with families and other agencies to safeguard disabled children.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Coaching

Communication

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Senior Practitioner to join the Sensory Children's Team, covering the whole of the County. Our team consists of Social Workers, Social Work Assistants and Occupational Therapists and we pride ourselves on being committed to promoting the welfare of children with a primary area of need around Hearing Impairment and/or Visual Impairment as part of their diagnostic profile. We work in close partnership with families and other agencies in providing packages of care and support, whilst ensuring disabled children are safeguarded.

The successful candidate will be experienced in working with Child protection, Child in Need, Children in care/court proceedings and have a passion for working with children with disabilities.

A role model for good practice and champion for your area of expertise, you will set performance expectations, supervise, coach and mentor less experienced staff. You will supervise social workers and social work assistants and take the lead in delivering reflective practice sessions to the team.

You will support the Team Manager, providing cover in their absence, for example chairing team meetings and overseeing the work of the team.

You need to be Social Work England registered with a Social Work degree, and in addition you should have substantial and varied experience of working with children and their carers and families. Experience in Children's Services is essential, including child protection and an in-depth knowledge of relevant legislation and policies.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.

This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence – The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

For further information on this role, please contact Claudia Verwey

03000 417690

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.