Senior Practitioner Intensive Parenting

Bath & North East Somerset Council; Keynsham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Bath & North East Somerset Council is seeking a Senior Practitioner for maternity cover to lead assessments and support service development. The role is non-case holding, focusing on developing staff understanding of parenting capacity and auditing practices.

You will work with Team Managers and the Senior Management Team to improve practice, with strong emphasis on safeguarding and inter-agency collaboration.

Qualifications

• A relevant social work qualification.
• Significant social work experience.
• Experience of pre-proceedings and court proceedings.
• Knowledge of the legislative framework that governs children’s services.
• Knowledge of theory and practice applicable to social work.
• IT skills to enable operation of standard electronic systems.
• Passion, commitment, and motivation to support the most vulnerable families in our area.

Responsibilities

• You will be the service-wide lead on assessments and support with other areas of service development.
• This is a non-case holding role focused on developing and supporting other staff in understanding parenting capacity assessments and skills development.
• You will undertake and plan auditing and practice improvement, working closely with Team Managers and the Senior Management Team.

Skills

Court proceedings experience

Assessment expertise

IT skills

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose to improve people’s lives.

Temporary Contract (Maternity Cover)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner with extensive experience of court proceedings and parenting assessments, to support with this work. The post holder will be providing maternity cover.

You will be part of a GOOD local authority where Ofsted said Children in Bath and North East Somerset receive a good service. Practitioners are creative, thoughtful and effective in making children safer, and keeping families together whenever possible.

About The Role

You will be the service wide lead on assessments and support with other areas of service development.

This is a non-case holding role. You will focus on developing and supporting other staff in their understanding of assessing parenting capacity and help them to develop these skills. You will also undertake and plan auditing and practice improvement, working closely with Team Managers and the Senior Management Team.

You Can Expect

• A comprehensive induction
• Managed caseload
• Regular supervision at a minimum of monthly one to one
• Monthly Peer Circles to ensure strong relationships and support between Senior Practitioners across the teams
• Extensive training opportunities, which include SARI workshops around culturally sensitive practice, opportunities to join a 6-month long training in Systemic Practice delivered by the Centre for Systemic Social Work, attachment-based workshops, and trauma-informed workshops
• Excellent administrative support
• Tri-annual Social Work Conferences with guest speakers who are experts in the field. Examples of previous conferences have included Donald Forrester, Brid Featherstone, Rebecca Carr-Hopkins, ‘Annie’ from Surviving Safeguarding, and Dr Karen Treisman
• Paid Social Work England membership renewals
• Access to Research in Practice
• Laptop and iPhone to promote flexible working, to enhance your work-life balance
• Relocation Payments are available
• A stable leadership team
• A stable and committed team, with low rates of agency workers

To Apply You Will Have

• A relevant social work qualification
• Significant social work experience
• Experience of pre-proceedings and court proceedings
• Knowledge of the legislative framework that governs children’s services
• Knowledge of theory and practice applicable to social work
• IT skills to enable operation of standard electronic systems
• Passion, commitment, and motivation to support the most vulnerable families in our area

About Bath And North East Somerset Council.

Working at Bath and North East Somerset provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

Why Bath and North East Somerset Council?

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. Go to

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We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. Find out more on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at

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The Council is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.

Please note, BANES Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register (redeployee). This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role they will be considered ahead of external applicants.