Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Specialist Intervention Team to work full time based in Luton.
The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £41,496 per annum.
Main duties:
- Carry a caseload of complex cases requiring a high level of professional skill, providing assessment, care management and other social work services relevant to the needs of the most vulnerable/at risk children and families. Provide intense direct work with Children with Learning Difficulties.
- Under the direction of the Team Manager, using professional skills and experience to provide practice management to team members to ensure compliance with national and departmental policies, procedures and quality standards.
- Undertake research, training and development activities as required for the department and for the post holders own professional development.
- When agreed by Team Manager and in co-operation with the Training Section, undertake specific tasks to undertake specific tasks to support and enable team members in the development of skill and acquisition of knowledge and information relevant to the team tasks or to the professional development of team members.
- As and when agreed by the Team Manager, undertake the role of practice teacher for students undergoing professional training who are on placement in the Department.
- In consultation with the Team Manager and with other Team Managers who will assume Management responsibility for the Team, provide cover for some day-to-day duties during periods of annual leave or other absences of the Team Manager.
- When requested by the Team Manager represent the Department in its working relationships with other Agencies where issues of professional social work practice are under consideration.
- Chair meetings including child protection strategy meetings when required.
Requirements of this role:
- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Registered or eligible for registration.
- This post requires registration with the relevant health professional council/governing body (Social Care England).
Contact:
This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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 in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well 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.
