Senior Practitioner - Children Looked After Team - Hertford - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Hertford; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a full-time Senior Practitioner to join the Children Looked After Team based in Hertfordshire. The successful candidate will manage complex cases, evaluate social work practices, and collaborate with various stakeholders. Applicants should hold a Social Work Degree and be registered with Social Work England. This position offers a salary up to £48,587 per year.

Qualifications

• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Social Work England registered.

Responsibilities

• Care manage the most complex cases in the care group.
• Plan, carry out review and evaluate social work practice.
• Build honest relationships based on clear communication.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Education

Social Work Degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Children Looked After Team to work full time based in Apsley, Hertfordshire. The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £48,587 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Care manage the most complex cases in the care group.
• Plan, carry out review and evaluate social work practice.
• Take responsibility within the care group for research and development, including keeping the team updated, and contributing to the development of service provision/organisation.
• Involve children, young people, families and carers in all meetings which may affect them and listen actively to what they have to say. Signposting for advocacy support if needed or wanted.
• Continually reassess cases in relation to risk and refer to the Team Manager for direction.
• Manage and be accountable with supervision and support for your own social work practice.
• Build honest relationships based on clear communication and ensure all involved understand what will happen with the information children, young people, families and carers give to the social worker.
• Keep ICS case records accurate and up to date, provide reports and carry out other assessments as required.
• Welcome and encourage service users participation and feedback to produce good outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Be able to represent children, young people, families, carers, groups, individuals and partner agencies to access services.
• Work effectively with others, understand what information other parties can offer and share to improve services offered to children, young people, families and carers.
• Work closely with other agencies within the community, both statutory and voluntary, in support of preventative strategies.

Requirements

• A Social Work Degree or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Social Work England registered.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Contact

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

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

Diversity and Inclusion

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. Sanctuary takes pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). All employees undertake annual online training on EDI and other compliance topics to support 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.