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Senior Practitioner - Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children's Service
Role Responsibility
A competitive basic salary between £43,810 and £49,989 dependant on your experience, and the potential to earn up to £57,989 per year when market premiums are applied.
Kent County Council's Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) Children's Service provides accommodation and support to newly arrived unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent. The Service leads on social work practice with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent, which Ofsted recognises as Outstanding.
This is an opportunity to work in a Service where you will be responding to newly arrived unaccompanied asylum-seeking children; you will support them on the start of the journey in the UK and ensure that their voice is heard.
As a Senior Practitioner in the service, you will manage a complex caseload, supervise social worker assistants and have the opportunity to act as a duty senior to enhance your management skills. You will develop skills in age assessments, working with children in care, managing child protection concerns and interagency working with key partners.
You will also have the opportunity to work nationally across the UK with other Local Authorities under the National Transfer Scheme. In addition, you could be part of exploring family reunifications for our young persons in the UK.
We support our social workers to ensure they have the resources they need to make a difference where it counts. Kent is the ideal place to progress your career.
You will also receive excellent training and benefits, including:
1. Full induction
2. Manageable caseloads
3. A minimum of 5 days training each year
4. Annual leave allowance of 29 to 30 days (plus bank holidays and an extra day off at Christmas)
5. Up to £2,000 car market premium
6. £3,000 annual market premium
7. £3,000 golden hello (welcome) payment
8. Relocation packages up to £8,000
9. Excellent local government pension scheme
10. Opportunities to develop in your career
11. The opportunity to develop knowledge in niche areas of social work and expand your skills in working with children seeking asylum
This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence. The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments, so your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.
This post is considered a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for effective job performance.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.
Contact Details
If you have queries regarding this role, please contact the Team at uascsrecruitment@kent.gov.uk
About the Company
KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.
Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.
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