Senior Social Work Practitioner – Reunification Lead

Newcastle City Council; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision & development

Generous annual leave

LGPS

Flexible working

Workforce wellbeing

Job summary

Newcastle City Council is seeking a Senior Social Work Practitioner to join our New Reunification Team. You will lead on complex assessments and support social workers with specialist reunification planning, contributing to practice development and ensuring evidence-informed work with families.

Based in Newcastle, this role offers flexible and supportive working arrangements, supervision, and a commitment to wellbeing while delivering positive outcomes for children and young people returning

Qualifications

• Experience in permanency and reunification practice.
• Ability to lead on assessments and planning.
• Commitment to evidence-informed practice and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex assessments for reunification.
• Support social workers with specialist reunification planning.
• Contribute to practice development across the team.
• Embed high-quality, evidence-informed practice.
• Collaborate with children, families and partner agencies.

Skills

Complex assessments

Reunification planning

Practice development

Evidence-informed practice

Interagency collaboration

Job description

Newcastle City Council is seeking a Senior Social Work Practitioner to join our New Reunification Team. You will lead on complex assessments and support social workers with specialist reunification planning, contributing to practice development and ensuring evidence-informed work with families.

Based in Newcastle, this role offers flexible and supportive working arrangements, supervision, and a commitment to wellbeing while delivering positive outcomes for children and young people returning