Senior Practitioner - Disabled Children’s Team

Kent County Council; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent County Council is seeking a highly motivated Senior Practitioner for their Disabled Children's Team in Folkestone. The successful candidate will work with families and agencies to safeguard disabled children and supervise junior staff, with an emphasis on child protection and support. This role requires social work registration and extensive experience in children's services.

Qualifications

• Substantial and varied experience working with children and families.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant legislation and policies.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and mentor Social Workers and Assistants.
• Lead reflective practice sessions and support the team manager.

Skills

Child protection

Safeguarding

Team leadership

Coaching

Education

Social Work Degree

Registered with Social Work England

Job description

Senior Practitioner - Disabled Children’s Team, Folkestone

Client:

Kent County Council

Location:

Folkestone, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

75d233f0dd1c

Job Views:

4

Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

Job Description:

Role Responsibility

Kent County Councils Strengthening Independence Service is recognised for the outstanding support provided by its Social Workers whose care and commitment shines through their work (Ofsted 2022).

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Senior Practitioner to join the Disabled Childrens Team, covering the South East of the County; Ashford, Folkestone and Hythe and Dover districts. Our team consists of Social Workers, Social Work Assistants and Occupational Therapists and we pride ourselves on being committed to promoting the welfare of disabled children. We work in close partnership with families and other agencies in providing packages of care and support, whilst ensuring disabled children are safeguarded.

The successful candidate will be experienced in working with Child protection, Child in Need, Children in care/court proceedings and have a passion for working with children with disabilities.

A role model for good practice and champion for your area of expertise, you will set performance expectations, supervise, coach and mentor less experienced staff. You will supervise Social Workers and Social Work Assistants and take the lead in delivering reflective practice sessions to the team.

You will support the team manager, providing cover in their absence, for example chairing team meetings and overseeing the work of the team.

You need to be Social Work England registered with a social work degree, and in addition you should have substantial and varied experience of working with children and their carers and families. Experience in Childrens Services is essential, including child protection and an in-depth knowledge of relevant legislation and policies.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.

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Created on 02/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom