Be at the heart of practice development
“I like the environment at Walsall, everyone is friendly and approachable. I like that I cover a diverse locality, I enjoy working with people from various different backgrounds I also like that I have good management, senior management and a very supportive team” (Annual health check)
Walsall is implementing the Families First Programme, based on the National Children’s Social Care Review and Stable Homes Built on Love. Within Corporate parenting we are also transforming our approach to ensure dynamic support for children and young people in our care as we implement the valuing care approach.
About the job
As senior practitioner you are at the heart of practice development offering mentoring, coaching, support and practice expertise to your team. This will allow you to inspire others within their careers and practice with families. We are looking for a motivated and experienced social worker to join our corporate parenting teams.
Our Offer
To provide the right conditions for you, we are committed to manageable workloads, high support from managers, essential paperwork only, enabling technologies, and all social workers will receive training in Systemic Family Practice.
Wellbeing is at the heart of our work. We offer specialised clinical supervision, a 9-day fortnight to support work/life balance, flexible working and specialist employee assistance and therapeutic support when it is needed. We know we need to make social work a career people want to stay in.
In this role you will be supported to identify your specialisms and areas of interest, and access to training to develop your expertise in these areas. This forms a part of our ongoing commitment to your development, with opportunities to progress into Senior Practitioner, Consultant Social Worker and Lead Child Protection Practitioner roles. We are committed to anti-discrimination and equality and to developing a workforce that reflects the communities we service.
Salary Scale £46,464 - £51,515 (+10% Retention Payments after 2 years, increasing at 4 and 6 years)
Closing date: 30 September 2024.
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