Senior Practitioner

My Social Work News; Rochester; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a Senior Practitioner to join the Fostering Team in Medway. This role involves providing support and mentoring to social care staff, overseeing complex cases, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. A strong background in social work and relevant legislation is essential, along with a commitment to fostering positive relationships with children and families.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in social work.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Function as a highly-skilled practitioner providing support and advice.
• Responsible for practice of student social workers on placement.
• Take responsibility for a caseload of complex cases.

Skills

Understanding of relevant legislation

Good working knowledge of legislation

Competence in Professional Capabilities framework

Education

Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent

Job description

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

The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £52,934 per annum.

• Function as a highly-skilled and experienced practitioner within the Fostering Team, providing day-to-day support and advice to social care staff within the team to ensure that high quality services are delivered.
• You will be required to enable and support the delivery of these services in an efficient and effective manner, and to work in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. You will assist the Team Manager in service development, Safeguarding procedures, professional supervision and in certain aspects of management.
• Responsible and accountable for the practice of student social workers on placement, providing expert guidance, assessing practice in accordance with University guidance, and actively participating in the Student’s Unit.
• Lead on training and development for Foster Carers and to facilitate and attend support groups.
• Model good practice that reflects a value based approach to working with children and their families that is child-centred.
• Take responsibility for a caseload of complex cases. As well as setting the standard for colleagues to follow, you will supervise the work of other members of the team and actively coach, mentor and develop them.
• Ensure that resources are utilised effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and their families.
• Keep up to date with research findings, theoretical models and innovative practice within the social work field.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records in line with Data Protection legislation and use the Children’s Recording System to promote effective case management.
• Available for supervision, as required and to prepare for supervisory sessions, as required by the Team Manager.
• To be competent in all areas of the Professional Capabilities framework for Social Workers.
• At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time may be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.

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 Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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