Senior Practitioner,16+ Care Leavers Service

Sanctuary Personnel; Rochester; On-site; GBP 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Practitioner to work full-time within the 16+ Care Leavers Service based in Medway. This role offers a salary up to £61,369 per annum and requires expertise in safeguarding and supporting vulnerable children and young people. Ideal candidates should have a social work qualification and relevant legislation understanding, contributing effectively to high-quality social work practice.

Qualifications

• A social work qualification or equivalent.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard and promote the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people.
• Participate in effective partnership working with various organizations.
• Provide expert advice to less experienced staff on casework.
• Prepare clear, structured and concise reports for meetings.
• Participate in regular supervision to review case work.

Skills

Social work qualification

Understanding of relevant legislation

Job description

Overview

Location: Rochester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England (NE19)

Role: Deputy Home Manager, Other Qualified Professional

Posted 29 Sep 2025

Closes 29 Oct 2025

Job Description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the 16+ Care Leavers Service to work full time based in Medway.

Salary: up to £61,369 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard and promote the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people through high-quality social work practice, supporting them to achieve their full potential, living within their family if safe to do so.
• Participate in effective partnership working and engagement and work collaboratively with a range of organisations, statutory and voluntary in delivering services to children and young people.
• Demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations, reflecting a commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice, assessing and managing higher levels of risk and working collaboratively with children, young people and their families and carers.
• Provide expert advice and support to less experienced staff on aspects of casework to ensure a high level of practice is demonstrated.
• Promote effective partnership working and engagement with a range of organisations, statutory and voluntary, in delivering services to children and young people. Support the transition of young people from care to independence as they move from the Child in Care teams to the 16+ Care Leavers Teams.
• Contribute to the learning and development of others by supporting a newly qualified social worker, acting as a Practice Assessor for students on placement, or contributing to training activities in a specialist area.
• Prepare clear, structured and concise reports for meetings (Looked After Children Reviews, Permanency Planning Meetings, Legal Planning Meetings and Care Proceedings as necessary) to the required standard and within prescribed timescales.
• Participate in regular supervision to review case work and critically reflect on the work being undertaken; provide Group Supervision sessions to Social Workers and Personal Advisors.
• Keep up to date with research findings, theoretical models and innovative practice to promote evidence-informed practice and maintain high professional standards.
• At the discretion of the Head of Service, undertake other activities as agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.

Requirements

• A social work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Contact

This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to high volume of applications, we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds.

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