Senior Practitioner - Adoption Support

Sanctuary Personnel; London; On-site; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Practitioner to join the Adoption Support Team in Bexley. This full-time position offers a salary of up to £52,698 per annum. The successful candidate will lead social work interventions, oversee complex cases and support team development, ensuring adherence to relevant legislation. Ideal for someone experienced in social work management and passionate about promoting best practices.

Qualifications

• Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
• Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in social work interventions based on clear plans.
• Oversee assessments to maximize support from wider networks.
• Lead progression of complex social work cases.
• Promote social work best practices and provide guidance.

Skills

Social work management

Case supervision

Community work

Knowledge of children's health and social care systems

Education

Social work qualification with registration

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Adoption Support Team to work full time based in Bexley.

The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £52,698 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Support the team to work within legislative and policy frameworks, ensuring that all social work interventions are based on a clear care and support plan. Advise staff on relevant legislative and policy frameworks within care and support planning and applications of social work interventions.
• Oversee proportionate and holistic assessments, ensuring the strengths, capabilities and support available from the person's wider network are maximised. Identify and advise on barriers to change and how needs impact on family members or others in a client's support network.
• Lead and oversee the progression of complex and difficult social work cases within the parameters of agreed policies, procedures and framework for delivering Social Work, including timely intervention, resolution and case closure or transfer.
• Maintain clear and systematic oversight of social work cases within the team, promote social work best practice and disseminate policy or legislative updates. Provide professional advice, guidance and expertise e.g. via individual and group supervision, to staff in the team, other internal colleagues and professionals from agencies.
• Promote social work and contribute to a range of service related projects as they arise, including the development of new initiatives through representation on working/multi-agency groups.
• Oversee application of social work values and ethics with staff working with clients and families to make the most of their emotional and practical assets as well as accessing the care and support they need. Provide professional advice and guidance to the team and other workers where required. Challenge systems and decisions that are oppressive or discriminatory and promote a person's human rights as enshrined in law.
• Be accountable for own performance and monitor the performance of a designated group of professional staff within the team taking appropriate action to maintain high practice standards. Enable continued development of professional skills and social work practice to meet service requirements, ensuring staff adhere to policies, procedures and capability frameworks.
• Support the Team Manager in the recruitment and induction of new staff and in managing the development of the team's knowledge base and expertise as well as supporting the day-to-day management of the team to ensure services are delivered and meet the standards required.

Requirements

• Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
• Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.
• Experience of community and/or group work.
• Knowledge of children's health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.

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

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.