Senior Social Worker & Practice Lead, 0-25 Disabilities

Ardent Social Ltd; Chipping Barnet; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Social Ltd. is seeking a Senior Social Worker / Advanced Practitioner to join a Children's Disability Team in Barnet.

The role involves working with children and families in complex situations, managing higher levels of risk, and delivering expert social work practice within statutory Children's Social Care. The position offers hybrid working, with occasional office days and field visits, and opportunities to lead and mentor junior staff while advancing specialist practice in 0-25

Qualifications

• Substantial post-qualifying experience in a statutory Children's Social Care setting.
• Experience working within a Children's Disability Team is essential.
• Experience managing complex situations and higher levels of risk.
• Ability to provide expert social work practice and support less experienced social workers.
• Practice Educator Award is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Complex Social Work: Provide an effective integrated social work service, responding to complex situations and supporting the needs of children and their families.
• Safeguarding and Permanence: Assess, plan, implement and evaluate safeguarding and permanence measures for children with complex needs.
• Risk Management: Manage higher levels of risk within complex cases, using professional judgement and expert practice.
• Leadership and Support: Support and mentor less experienced social workers, sharing expertise and promoting effective practice.
• Specialist Practice: Take a lead role in a specialist area of work in line with departmental policies and procedures.
• Deputising: Deputise for the line manager when required or when delegated to undertake line management responsibilities.

Skills

Post-qualifying exp

Children's Social Care

Risk management

Mentoring

Practice Educator Award

Job description

Ardent Social Ltd. is seeking a Senior Social Worker / Advanced Practitioner to join a Children's Disability Team in Barnet.

The role involves working with children and families in complex situations, managing higher levels of risk, and delivering expert social work practice within statutory Children's Social Care. The position offers hybrid working, with occasional office days and field visits, and opportunities to lead and mentor junior staff while advancing specialist practice in 0-25