Senior Practitioner (Team/Case Manager) - Coventry

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading family assessment center in Coventry is seeking a Social Worker to join the Senior Management Team. This role involves conducting assessments with vulnerable children and supervising Family Assessment Workers to ensure high-quality services. The ideal candidate is Social Work Qualified and has experience in child welfare assessments, contributing to a safe and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Must be Social Work Qualified.
• Experience in carrying out assessments with vulnerable children and families.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for comprehensive assessments of vulnerable children.
• Supervise and oversee Family Assessment Workers.
• Ensure high-quality services aligned with the organization's values.

Job description

Are you Social Work Qualified? We are looking for a Social Worker to join our stable, committed, and experienced Senior Management Team to help deliver fair, robust, and evidence-based assessments. Look no further and apply today to join our friendly team at Dudley Lodge!

Our Commitment Statement

Our expectation of all staff is to demonstrate kindness, empathy, and fairness to all.

Dudley Lodge strives to provide an inclusive working environment where employees can bring their best, authentic self to work. We recognize, respect, value, and celebrate differences.

Our approach to inclusion and diversity is rooted in listening, learning, and acting. This includes conducting ongoing listening forums, implementing inclusion & diversity groups, workshops, training, supervision, surveys, and collaborative working parties. Our core aim is to receive honest feedback, reflect, and continuously improve.

Purpose of Job

To be part of the Senior Management Team responsible for undertaking comprehensive assessments with vulnerable children and their families in a residential setting, applying the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families (2000), and adhering to Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023).

Additionally, to supervise and oversee a team of Family Assessment Workers, providing support, advice, performance reviews, and ensuring high-quality, dependable services that align with our organisation's values and standards.

Background

Dudley Lodge is a UK-registered non-profit organisation established in 1895. We are one of the leading Family Assessment Centres in England and Wales, with a primary focus on safeguarding children.

We have been conducting quality Family Assessments for over 30 years across two sites: Coventry and Birmingham.

Our purpose is to provide courts and relevant parties with high-quality, independent assessments, interventions, and services regarding parents'/carers' abilities to keep children safe and support their ongoing wellbeing.

Please refer to JD/PS for details of the job.