Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for an Adult Senior Practitioner within the East Locality Team to work full time based in Enfield.
Based in the bubbling heart of Enfield Town, Enfield’s recently refurbished open plan office has bespoke areas for service users and is an environment that supports their smart working policy, surrounded by small businesses, bars, restaurants, a buzzing high street, and shopping centre. The high-tech multi-agency office has good transport links into Central London and is easily accessible via the M25, A10, and A406.
As well as a range of benefits detailed below, Enfield is an employer that offers hybrid and flexible working.
The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £47,805 per annum.
Purpose of the role:
* To use skills, knowledge, and understanding of practice within the area of specialism to support and deliver in the development of service provision by:
* Working with the most complex cases within the area of specialism designated for this post.
* Making appropriate use of local, departmental, and independent resources.
* Contributing to the professional development of others within the specialist area of practice.
* Maintaining high standards of professional practice within your own workload and promoting and enhancing such practice within the team.
* Using advanced skills, knowledge, and understanding of the area of specialism to assist in the development of service provision and promote independence, choice, and control for service users.
* Carrying out all duties within a quality and equalities framework based on Council policy and performance targets, professional standards, and best practice.
* Deputising for the Team Manager/Assistant Team Manager as appropriate.
Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:
* An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
* A blend of remote and office-based working for most roles.
* Interest-free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
* Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
* Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
* Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
Requirements of this Senior Practitioner job:
* As a regular and intrinsic part of this role, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken and written English is essential. This role also requires you to be polite and courteous when conversing with the public.
* Social Work Qualification and registration with Social Work England, ideally with a minimum of four years post-qualifying practice, with a strong emphasis on physical disability, safeguarding, and care management (Best Interest Assessor Qualification and Practice Educator Qualification).
* Demonstrate highly skilled professional competence in social work practice by using extensive practice knowledge and working within agreed standards of best practice and codes of conduct in line with Enfield Council’s policies and Social Work England standards of practice and conduct.
* Knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework and good practice guidance that underpins Social Work practice in Adult Social Care, including an ability to implement the standards of the Care Act and other relevant legislation, to promote service user choice and control while ensuring good outcomes for both the service user and organisation.
* Experience of completing assessments and care planning in line with the Care Act, making use of collaborative working with partner organisations to enable people to achieve their goals and outcomes while maximising their independence through the use of resources such as community assets, assistive technology, or equipment and adaptations.
* Ability to be flexible and imaginative in practice to manage often challenging and complex situations with sensitivity and tact, to assist in resolving issues and improving outcomes for the service user and the organisation.
* Experience of providing professional support and supervision to staff, negotiating case management tasks, and assisting with supervisee’s performance and personal development.
Contact:
This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position, please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant role in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well as being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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