Senior Practitioner - MASH Team

Sanctuary Personnel; Ilford; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Practitioner to join the MASH Team in Haringey. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of up to £49,890 per annum. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing complex cases, conducting assessments, and supporting team development. This position requires a strong understanding of relevant legislation and a commitment to maintaining high professional standards. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to equality, diversity, and inclusion, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the community.

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England and possess a relevant qualification.
• Strong understanding of legislation related to social work.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex cases and conduct detailed assessments.
• Support team development and maintain high professional standards.
• Provide management support and guidance to team members.

Skills

Child Protection Assessments

Team Management

Consultation and Guidance

Legislation Understanding

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel - Senior Practitioner in the MASH Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the MASH Team to work full time based in Haringey.

The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £49,890 per annum.

Responsibilities:

1. To be responsible for complex cases and detailed assessments including, where appropriate, Child Protection Assessments.
2. To assist the Manager, as required, in aspects of the Team's work including the allocation of work; maintaining, developing and encouraging high professional standards; and supporting the supervision and development of individual staff.
3. To represent the Manager or Head of Service at internal and external meetings where appropriate, and to act as Deputy to the Manager.
4. To assist in ensuring that team members fulfil expectations in relation to the Council's statutory responsibilities, policies, and standards and that the practice is anti-discriminatory.
5. To actively participate in the overall management and development of the service through Team Meetings and Service-wide meetings; attend and participate positively in Team and other meetings as required with a view to promoting the development of an integrated response to clients' needs, concentrating on the delivery of an efficient and effective service.
6. To maintain management information systems and provide regular reports identifying trends and proposing solutions where problems are identified.
7. To provide cover for the work of other Senior Practitioners and Team Managers as required and arrange cover for other Team members across the section and Children & Families where necessary.
8. To provide management, consultation, professional support, advice, and guidance to the immediate team and others across Children & Families.
9. Any other duties appropriate to this area of work and consistent with the level of the post, as may from time to time be required.

Requirements:

1. A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. Social Work England registered.

Contact:

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

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

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant role in previously winning 'Best Candidate Care' at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake 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.