Senior Practitioner: Trauma‑Informed Adolescent Support Lead

Kent County Council; England; Remote; GBP 43.000 - 53.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Retention bonus up to £3,000 per annum

Golden hello £3,000 (in specific cases

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Zusammenfassung

Kent County Council's Integrated Adolescent Service is seeking a Senior Practitioner to deliver intensive social work with young people and families across assessment, child protection, contextual harm, and looked-after children. The role spans court work and rehabilitation housing, with strong multi-agency collaboration.

You will build trust with adolescents, empower families, and contribute to personalised development plans, while benefiting from training in trauma-informed approaches and

Qualifikationen

• Qualified social worker registered with Social Work England and a willingness to learn and support others.
• Experience working with children and families, including trauma-related contexts.
• Understanding of Children’s social work legislation and safeguarding principles.

Aufgaben

• Build trust with hard-to-reach adolescents and empower families to develop long-term solutions.
• Work across assessment, children in need, child protection, contextual harm, looked after children, court work and rehabilitation homes.
• Provide supervision, coaching, and potential role as Practice Assessor for ASYE and student social workers.
• Collaborate with multi-agency partners to develop initiatives and participate in shared governance.

Kenntnisse

Trauma-informed practice

Contextual safeguarding

Empathy

Ausbildung

Social Work degree (CQSW/DipSW) or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Kent County Council's Integrated Adolescent Service is seeking a Senior Practitioner to deliver intensive social work with young people and families across assessment, child protection, contextual harm, and looked-after children. The role spans court work and rehabilitation housing, with strong multi-agency collaboration.

You will build trust with adolescents, empower families, and contribute to personalised development plans, while benefiting from training in trauma-informed approaches and