Senior Practitioner| Fostering Team | Medway | Up to £42 per hour

Tripod Partners; Chatham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Practitioner for their Fostering Team in Chatham. This full-time temporary role offers up to £42 per hour and involves providing support and mentorship to social workers, ensuring high safeguarding standards, and contributing to service implementation. Candidates should have significant experience in social work and a passion for fostering services. Benefits include a dedicated consultant and access to diverse job opportunities.

Benefits

Dedicated specialist consultant

Access to diverse job opportunities

Free DBS and compliance service

Referral fees of £500

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a social worker within a fostering context.
• Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to junior staff.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding policies and practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily practice support and guidance to social workers.
• Ensure high standards of safeguarding are met.
• Assist in the development and implementation of fostering services.

Job description

Overview

Fostering Team - Senior Practitioner - Medway - Paying Up to £42ph!

• Job Title: Senior Practitioner – Fostering
• Pay Rate: Up to £42 per hour (Umbrella)
• Contract Type: Temporary (Ongoing)
• Working Pattern: Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for a confident and highly skilled Senior Practitioner to join our Fostering Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced social worker who is ready to step into a leadership role, offering practice expertise and support to the wider team.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will be a key figure in the delivery of high-quality fostering services. You will provide day-to-day support and professional advice to social care staff and help ensure that departmental policies, safeguarding standards, and service goals are consistently met.

Key Responsibilities

• Function as a highly experienced and skilled practitioner within the fostering team
• Provide daily practice support, guidance, and mentorship to social workers
• Promote high standards of safeguarding and ensure that procedures are followed
• Support the Team Manager in the development and implementation of services
• Contribute to staff development and deliver professional supervision
• Assist in certain aspects of team and service management
• Ensure delivery of efficient, effective, and child-focused fostering services
• Uphold and model best practices in fostering and permanence planning

Benefits

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to the widest variety of jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fees

Contact

For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on 07919 026892 or [e-mail]