Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: £42,498- £46,344 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) Plus market premia of £2,250
Working Hours: 37 per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 24th January 2025
Interview Date(s): 10th February 2025
Our recent Ofsted inspection praised Leicestershire's work to build "strong and long-lasting relationships" with children and families which lead to many families achieving "positive changes" in their lives. They highlighted an "ambitious and child-focused senior leadership that has successfully created a culture where the experiences and progress of children at the heart of social work practice".
About the Role
As a senior practitioner within the children in care service, you will work alongside another SP. Your role is to review and progress the potential for a child in care to be supported through a Special Guardianship Order (SGO). You will also support children and families where the plan is a return home through placement with parents. The role of the children in care service is to support children in care and their families, and a key part of this is to understand when a family or their network are ready to care for their child again. You will therefore support Family Network Meetings to generate the skills and knowledge, and team around a child to enable a successful return home.
Key areas
* Understanding of the key legislation and regulation around permanence for children and young people and upcoming legislation.
* Extensive experience in writing and presenting statements to the court.
* Extensive experience in writing assessments, including Placement with Parents and needs assessments.
* Ability and experience in managing staff and students.
* Ability to present data and updates to senior leaders regarding progress in your area.
* To deputise for a team manager within the children in care service when needed, including chairing meetings.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
* A social work qualification (degree or equivalent).
* Experience of social work practice working with children and families.
* Knowledge of safeguarding, child care legislation and social work practice.
* An understanding of trauma-informed practice.
* Ability to communicate clearly, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Ability to analyse information to reach a decision.
* Ability to manage your time and prioritise tasks, with the ability to respond flexibly to changing requirements.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Angie Lymer-Cox, Placement Service Manager
Telephone: 0116 305 4732
Email: angie.lymer-cox@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from ethnically diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
#J-18808-Ljbffr