Senior Practitioner, Children’s Safeguarding & Practice Lead

Tripod Partners; North Hertfordshire; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Children's Services is seeking an experienced and confident Senior Practitioner to join their Safeguarding Team. This key leadership role supports the Team Manager in delivering high-quality safeguarding interventions for children and families where there are significant concerns regarding child welfare, child protection, and risk.

The successful candidate will manage complex cases, provide practice leadership to Social Workers, support less experienced staff, and ensure statutory

Responsibilities

• Lead safeguarding interventions and case planning for children and families.
• Provide practice leadership to Social Workers and supervise junior staff.
• Ensure statutory duties are met in line with safeguarding legislation.

Job description

Hertfordshire Children's Services is seeking an experienced and confident Senior Practitioner to join their Safeguarding Team. This key leadership role supports the Team Manager in delivering high-quality safeguarding interventions for children and families where there are significant concerns regarding child welfare, child protection, and risk.

The successful candidate will manage complex cases, provide practice leadership to Social Workers, support less experienced staff, and ensure statutory