1)To identify the needs of children and families referred and negotiate delivery of services where appropriate. 2)To work alongside other professionals and partner agencies in assessing children in need and undertaking child protection enquiries. 3)To carry a duty caseload of single assessments under S17 and S47 of the Children’s Act and some short-term work (where this means the referral can be resolved speedily). 4)To take part in the Duty system (one week per month), responding to child protection concerns. 5)To make effective use of time and be able to prioritise demand. 6)To attend regular supervision and with the Supervisor, be able to set clear goals and intervention strategies. 7)To monitor and evaluate demand and bring to the attention of the supervisor any resource shortfalls. 8)To develop and maintain accurate case records and comply with the Department's policies, procedures and guidelines including security of information. 9)To promote listening to children at every opportunity; ensuring their views are heard, recorded and acted upon in an appropriate and timely manner and to ensure life journey work iscompleted with children and young people in accordance with their age and understanding. 10)To aspire in everything you do, these are our ASPIRE priorities: i.Always respect timeliness ii.Smart impactive planning iii.Purposeful visits to families iv.Impactful, collaborative assessments v.Reflective supervision vi.Engaging with children – Always ask yourself “what is life like for this child?” 11)To ensure access to translation & interpretation services as necessary. 12)To contribute to the development of services to children and families by attending and contributing positively to team meetings to promote the delivery of integrated and effectiveservices for children in need and in need of protection in accordance with statutory responsibilities and council policies using best value principles. 13)To provide cover for the work of other team members and other additional duties commensurate with the level of the job. (The nature of these will vary according to experience,competencies and the grade of the post). In addition, for Senior Practitioner roles: To support the development of others by delivering training, coaching and learning sessions. To support the assessment and support of students, newly qualified social workers (ASYEs)and Family Workers. To provide regular, purposeful and reflective supervision to social work students and Family Workers. To work with families who have a higher level of need/complexity.