Senior Practitioner – Adult Services

Hackney; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackney is looking for a Senior Practitioner in Adult Services to manage a diverse team, ensuring high-quality social care and integration with health professionals. This role offers ample training opportunities in a vibrant and supportive environment focused on person-centred care, with applications encouraged from underrepresented groups.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working options

High street retail discount scheme

Training opportunities

Responsibilities

• Supervise social workers and ensure quality assurance practices.
• Identify team priorities and work closely with health professionals.
• Inspire the team in adult social care and motivate through challenges.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory Skills

Quality Assurance

Person-Centred Care

Job description

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job Description:

In Hackney, our vision is building on strengths and making connections. This is not just about our practice with residents, but about our staff. We believe that it is possible to have a role that perfectly blends front-line practice with residents, alongside leadership and management of staff.

We offer a stimulating, fast-moving, and supportive working environment. As an accredited Timewise employer, we provide flexible working options to many of our colleagues and prioritize a healthy work-life balance.

We also offer an unrivalled Local Government Pension Scheme, a wide range of training opportunities, and an employee high street retail discount scheme.

As a Senior Practitioner in Adult Services within the Discharge team, you will play a key role in supervisory, SAM decisions, and social workers' quality assurance practices.

You will be part of a diverse and inclusive team that values you as an individual and encourages you to bring your whole self to work every day. Your experiences and expertise will help us provide high-quality, person-centred care to anyone who accesses our services.

You will also be responsible for ensuring good practice in social work, working in integration with health professionals, working closely with the Team Manager and other stakeholders to identify key priorities for your team, areas of development, and be part of the change that drives us forward.

As a supervisor, you’ll inspire your team to be thought-leaders in adult social care and motivate them through challenging times. You’ll have access to training and development opportunities to help you achieve this—enabling you to enhance your skills and stay informed of the latest developments, thinking, and innovations in adult social care.

There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we pride ourselves on our borough, communities, and services. Hackney is one of London’s most vibrant and diverse boroughs, with excellent schools, parks, amenities, transport links, and vibrant communities.

If you want to work where you can embody our values and achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

The recruitment process is anonymous. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.

When applying, you must complete the application questions, responding with examples of your skills, knowledge, and experience.

Applications aided by Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not be accepted.

This process replaces a supporting statement.

Closing date for applications: 07 July 2024 (22.59)

Interview date: TBC

We aim to be a place for everyone—where residents and staff are proud, valued, included, and involved. We seek individuals who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council is committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We also work to eliminate disadvantages caused by social and economic circumstances. We especially welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is underrepresented in our workforce.