Job Purpose:To undertake a range of statutory duties in accordance with the Children Act 1989,focussing on children in need of support and protection.Working as a Senior Practitioner you will provide supervision, guidance andchallenge to less experienced workers, promoting good practice, good performanceand a shared responsibility for the wider safeguarding agenda through the provisionof high quality social work interventions and effective liaison with local partners.Main duties and responsibilities:* You will be a DIPSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent Social Work graduate withSocial Work England registration.* You will deputise for the Team Manager and / or represent the AdolescentService at key partnership forums.* You will carry a number of complex cases, completing assessments of need,planning appropriate resources and monitoring and reviewing plans in linewith the policy framework.* You will work closely with 16/17yr old young people who present ashomeless and rapidly respond to ensure early and effective intervention toprevent homelessness.* You will be responsible for chairing Child In Need meetings, Co-ordinatingmulti agency risk meetings, completing Joint Housing Assessments withDistrict Councils, and supporting social workers to provide effectiveinterventions for young people. You may also need to support young peopleas they become Looked After, attending Looked After Child reviews,completing Care Plans and Pathway Plans.* You will provide informal and supervisory suppo...