Starting Salary: £41,511 per annum £6,243 pa market enhanced payment Location: Base locations in Stevenage and Apsley. About the service At Hertfordshire County Council, we believe that the children and young people in our care deserve the best. And that means ensuring the social workers who work alongside them are trained, supported, and highly motivated. As an innovative authority, we are committed to developing motivational social work practice. You will be working at the forefront of best practice to deliver first class support to vulnerable children and families which will expose you to managing complex and diverse caseloads. By changing our approach to families, we are managing to keep far more children at home safely with their families. With dedicated Diversity & Inclusion strategy and focus groups, we promote diversity and inclusion across the delivery of services and within our workforce. We will offer a stimulating working environment, regular supervision meetings, and training opportunities to help you to reach your full potential with the assistance and guidance of our specialist L&D teams. The pandemic has brought about changes in the way we work; we are embedding important principles around ‘Our Way Forward’. The overarching vision for Children’s Services is that we work in a ‘flexible and balanced’ way with a focus on ‘continuous improvement’; this is underpinned by a ‘mix and blend’ approach by adopting hybrid ways of working. About the role Each Team is made up of; a Team Manager, Consultant Social Worker(s), Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Children's Practitioners and Family Practitioners. We are looking for experienced Senior Practitioners to our West Family Safeguarding Teams. As a Senior Practitioner, you will already have highly developed specialist knowledge of Social Work practice. Your advanced expertise and knowledge will help you to take the lead on complex cases within the department. This is a varied and challenging role where you will have shared responsibility for leading less experienced staff. You will have a key role in researching and sharing up to date social work practice alongside creating a clear vision for the future and ensuring the best outcomes for children and their families are realised. About you It is essential that all Senior Practitioners who apply have the following: Qualified and Social Work England Registered At least 2 years post ASYE experience Strong written and verbal communication skills Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy, and procedures Proficient in the use of Microsoft IT package Full UK Driving Licence Regular Access to a vehicle Significant senior level frontline experience in a safeguarding team. Recent experience of case work in Assessments, Child Protection, Children Looked After and Care Proceedings In-depth knowledge of relevant childcare legislation Recruitment timeline: We review all applications on a regular basis with interviews arranged on an ad hoc basis - please check your emails for updates. Additional Benefits for Social Work roles include: Monthly Market Enhanced Payment One off £1k Welcome Payment (terms & conditions apply) Lease Car Scheme Up to £6 relocation expenses Hybrid working model 5 Days additional annual leave entitlement Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: £47,754.00-£51,802.00 per year Additional pay: Bonus scheme Benefits: Additional leave Canteen Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Relocation assistance Sick pay Store discount UK visa sponsorship Work from home Schedule: Monday to Friday No weekends Work Location: In person Reference ID: CS - HCC26072