Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Children’s Social Work Team to work full time based in Medway.
The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £58,934 per annum.
Main duties:
* Manage a reduced caseload within the appropriate statutory framework to a high standard. Your casework will consist of complex and joint casework with less experienced members in the team, where your role will be to oversee practice and support the development of your team.
* Demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations that reflects a commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice, assessing and managing higher levels of risk and working collaboratively with children, young people, and their families and carers.
* Contribute to the learning and development of others in your team, including providing advice and support to less experienced staff on aspects of casework ensuring a high level of practice is demonstrated.
* Supervise staff within your team including Student Social Workers, Newly Qualified Social Workers, Family Support Workers, and/or Personal Advisors. The Team Manager will retain overall responsibility for the team.
* Lead on an area of practice that is relevant to your service and be an expert in this area, within your service, providing training opportunities, consultation, and sharing resources. Where available you should be part of a Medway Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (MSCP) Champions group for your area of specialism.
* Champion Medway’s practice model, Signs and Safety, through leading group supervision for your team, providing one-to-one support to members of your team as well as remaining up to date with training and research in this area.
* Consistently demonstrate a high level of practice in relation to your casework and support with the team, ensuring your written work ‘brings the child to life’ and demonstrates a high quality of analysis and reflection.
* Work within statutory timescales and participate in regular supervision to review case work and critically reflect on the work being undertaken. Keep up to date with research findings, theoretical models, and innovative practice within the social work field to promote evidence-informed practice and maintain the highest professional standards.
* Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in line with Data Protection legislation (GDPR) and use Medway Council specific recording systems to promote effective case management.
Requirements of this Senior Practitioner role:
* A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Registered or eligible for registration.
* Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.
Contact:
This Senior Practitioner role is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
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