Senior Practitioner| Transition Team | Southampton | Up to £35ph

Community Care Live; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dedicated consultant

Payroll service

Free DBS service

Referral bonus £500

Job summary

Community Care Live in Southampton is seeking a Senior Practitioner to join the Transition Team on an ongoing, on-site basis. The role offers leadership responsibilities including line management, professional supervision, and practice leadership for social workers within the team.

You will provide cover for related teams as needed, champion strengths-based, person-centred practice, and oversee complex cases with safeguarding oversight.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with a recognized social work qualification.
• Significant post-qualifying experience within adult social care.
• Strong knowledge of adult social care legislation and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Experience providing professional supervision and guidance to social workers.
• Proven ability to manage complex casework and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide line management, supervision and practice leadership to Transition Team social workers.
• Provide management cover for Learning Disability and Neurodivergent Team when required.
• Promote strengths-based, person-centered practice across the service.
• Oversee complex casework with risk and safeguarding oversight.
• Support staff through reflective supervision, coaching and mentoring.
• Undertake quality assurance to maintain high practice standards.
• Provide professional guidance to social workers dealing with complex cases.
• Promote continuous learning and improvement across the team.

Skills

Social work leadership

Professional supervision

Risk and safeguarding

Team coaching and development

Communication skills

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Senior Practitioner needed for our Transition Team in Southampton, paying up to £35ph!

• Location: Southampton
• Team: Transition Team
• Rate: Up to £35per hour
• Contract: Ongoing

About the Role:

Southampton is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Practitioner to join its Transition Team.

The successful candidate will provide line management, professional supervision and practice leadership to social workers within the Transition Team, with additional line-management cover for the Learning Disability and Neurodivergent Team when required.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced social worker with strong leadership skills and a passion for developing high-quality, person-centered practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide line management, professional supervision and practice leadership to social workers within the Transition Team.
• Provide management cover for the Learning Disability and Neurodivergent Team when required.
• Promote high-quality, strengths-based and person-centered practice across the service.
• Oversee complex casework, ensuring appropriate oversight of risk, safeguarding and decision-making.
• Support and develop staff through reflective supervision, coaching and mentoring.
• Undertake quality assurance activity to maintain high standards of practice and service delivery.
• Provide professional guidance and support to social workers dealing with complex cases.
• Promote continuous learning, development and improvement across the team.

Requirements:

• Qualified Social Worker with a recognized social work qualification.
• Significant post-qualifying experience within adult social care.
• Strong knowledge of adult social care legislation, policies and statutory responsibilities.
• Experience providing professional supervision, guidance and support to social workers.
• Proven ability to manage complex casework and safeguarding activity.
• Strong understanding of strengths-based and person-centred approaches.
• Excellent leadership, communication and decision-making skills.
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop practitioners while maintaining high practice standards.

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• 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