Senior Practitioner

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Senior Practitioner – Encompass Therapeutic Hub

Salary: up to £53,373 per annum (dependent on experience)

In addition, you will receive up to £2000 annual retention payment, £2000 Golden Hello

Location: Hybrid Working/Bromley Civic Centre (Churchill Court)

Hours: 36 hours

Contract: Permanent

We currently have a permanent opportunity available in the Encompass Fostering Therapeutic Service for a full time Senior Practitioner to undertake Assessments, Support and Supervision of Foster Carers in the Encompass Hubs.

The Encompass Fostering Therapeutic Service is made up of highly experienced foster carers and supervising social workers. This newly launched project seeks to provide extensive support to therapeutically trained carers to allow them to care for children with higher needs in a family based, nurturing, setting.

The role will include:

• Undertaking Encompass Family Assessments
• Undertaking home visits to Encompass families and carrying out their supervision and supporting them with the children and young people they care for.
• Attending PEP’s and CLA reviews and any other meetings relevant to the child and young person.
• Keeping the Encompass family’s compliance checks up to date.
• Attending relevant panels and meetings for matching purposes and reviews.
• Working on projects within the Hub to achieve outstanding status.
• Working together with all of children’s services for the best interest of the children and young people we care for.

Benefits working for the London Borough of Bromley:

• Golden Hello & Annual Retention Allowance
• The opportunity to participate in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent training and career development pathway
• Free Car Parking at Bromley Civic Centre
• The ability to claim mileage for business trips in line with HMRC guidance
• Relocation Allowance (up to £8,000) for successful candidates relocating from overseas or the outer southeast area
• A range of salary sacrifice schemes, including for lease cars, technology equipment and for gym.
• Benefit scheme also includes a range of discounts at local retailers