Senior Practitioner

My Social Work News; Ilford; Remote; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking a dedicated Senior Practitioner for a fully remote role within the Fostering Team. This exciting opportunity involves recruiting and assessing foster carers, ensuring they provide a nurturing environment for children and young people. You'll play a crucial role in supporting foster carers and children by maintaining accurate care plans and facilitating training and development activities. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to making a positive impact in the fostering sector, where your expertise will contribute to the growth and success of the agency. If you're passionate about social work and fostering, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Social Work is essential.
• Understanding of relevant legislation is required.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and assess foster carers for suitability and competence.
• Ensure foster carers understand their roles and responsibilities.
• Maintain accurate care plans for children and young people.

Skills

Social Work

Legislation Knowledge

Assessment Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Professional Social Work Qualification

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a fully remote Senior Practitioner within the Fostering Team to work Full Time for Amber Fostering.

The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £45,000 per annum.

Responsibilities:

• Recruit, assess, and monitor the continued suitability and competence of foster carers ensuring they provide safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.
• Ensure that carers fully understand the fostering task, outcomes to be achieved, and the agency’s standards of practice expected in accordance with the legislation, guidance, and agency policies and processes.
• Ensure foster carers undertake the required training and development activity in line with agency policy to ensure they have the requisite knowledge, skills, and ability to undertake the fostering task to expected standards.
• Contribute to foster carer reviews within required timescales, providing written evidence of competence. Presenting review reports to Fostering Panel as required.
• Participate in recruitment and undertake assessment of applicants.
• Attend meetings to support foster carers, children and young people (all professional meetings relevant to any above parties).
• Ensure each child had an accurate and up to date Care Plan on file and that carers have a copy available for reference.
• Work in partnership with the relevant authority to ensure that the child and young person’s needs as identified in the Care Plan and placement agreement are met.
• Ensure that comprehensive case recording are completed and maintained within policy timeframes.
• Complete administration and procedures in relation to significant Incidents and Notifiable Events within agency timescales.
• Facilitate social and consultation activities relating to the support of children, young people and foster carers.
• Contribute to and implement the agency development plan for service development, placement growth, and recruitment and retention of carers.
• Work as part of a team and develop and maintain positive working relationships with all colleagues to support the development of the agency.

Requirements of this Senior 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 Senior Practitioner role is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

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