Senior Practitioner | Referral & Assessment | Ealing Council

Tripod Partners; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care consultancy is looking for an experienced Senior Practitioner to join their Referral & Assessment Team. You will lead statutory assessments and complex cases, ensuring children's voices are prioritized in decisions. The role requires effective collaboration with various agencies and mentoring of less-experienced practitioners. This position offers competitive benefits including a dedicated consultant and a comprehensive support system.

Benefits

Your own dedicated specialist consultant

Access to the widest variety of jobs across 150 authorities

Prompt and reliable payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

£500 referral fees

Qualifications

• Proven experience in undertaking statutory assessments for children and families.
• Ability to lead complex cases and make sound professional judgments.
• Experience in multi-agency partnerships and working collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Undertake statutory assessments for children and families referred for help.
• Lead complex case assessments and ensure children's voices are heard.
• Collaborate with partners to secure support for children and families.

Skills

Statutory assessments

Child protection

Multi-agency collaboration

Case management

Mentoring

Education

Relevant Social Work qualification

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and committed Senior Practitioner to join our Referral & Assessment ("front door") Team within Children’s Social Care. This role will see you undertaking statutory assessments (under the Children Act 1989) for children and families referred for help, support or protection. You’ll lead on complex cases, make sound professional judgments, and help shape our service response to children in need and child protection enquiries.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload of assessments (single assessments, Section 17 and Section 47 enquiries) and short-term intervention work.
• Lead on complex cases and ensure children’s voices are heard, risk is effectively assessed and plans are outcome-focused.
• Work as part of a duty system, responding to referrals, deciding next steps and allocating appropriately.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners (health, education, police, housing, voluntary sector) to secure change and support for children, young people and families.
• Mentor, guide and support less-experienced practitioners and contribute to the development of team practice.
• Maintain high quality case records, ensure compliance with departmental policies, GDPR and professional standards.
• Contribute to service improvement, team meetings and reflect on practice to drive continuous improvement.

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of 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

For more information, please contact Oscar at Tripod Partners on 07866 162 539 or [e-mail]