Senior Practitioner – Children with Disabilities Team

Global Healthcare Jobs, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Children with Disabilities Team to work full time based in Medway.

The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £52,598 per annum.

Main duties:

• To have experience or a willingness to be trained in and use the Signs of Safety practice model we use when working with children and families.
• To work in a respectful and professional manner with children and families that is focused on achieving what is in the best interest of the child.
• Consistently use the Signs of Safety practice model when assessing risks or worries, what is working well, and exploring the next steps to improve the outcomes and safety of the children and young people we serve.
• To undertake regular visits to and work creatively with children and young people in order to develop a good rapport that allows you to obtain the child’s wishes and feelings and to make sure these inform the work that you do.
• To be able to apply relevant social work theories and research in a way that helps best understand the lived experiences of children and young people, such as child development, attachment theory, impact of childhood trauma, and the cycle of grooming and sexual abuse.
• To recognise the importance of working within existing laws, statutory guidance, and local safeguarding policies and procedures that govern the work we do.
• To be responsible for and manage children’s cases in the respective team or service area they are placed (ie: Children Looked After, Referral & Assessment, etc) in more autonomous way.
• To coordinate and implement plans that are placed on updated assessments and address areas unmet safety the welfare needs for children.
• To work in partnership with the family network and the wider professional network in order to provide the best level of support and care for the children and young people you are working with.
• To participate in regular supervision with your line manager to review case developments and critically reflect on the work being undertaken.
• Respectfully engages with children and families in a way that seeks their input and involvements in planning for children and young people, utilising their existing support networks and coordinating additional support where needed.
• To hold a caseload of more complex and sensitive cases and deal with them effectively and efficiently to ensure those children at risk of harm are protected where necessary.
• Any other duties reasonably requested by the manager related to fulfilling the Council’s corporate parenting and safeguarding responsibilities to children and the smooth running of the support service provided by the team.

Requirements of this Senior Practitioner job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Continual professional development.
• Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; 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, Global Healthcare Jobs 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.

Global Healthcare Jobs 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, Global Healthcare Jobs 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.