Job Description
Senior Practitioner - Best Interest Assessor
Your new company
Birmingham City Council are seeking an experienced Senior Practitioner for their Best Interest Assessor project.
Your new role
As a BIA - Senior Practitioner - you will support, direct and manage BIA Assessors, be responsible for the allocation of assessments, support the safeguarding of adults under the statutory guidance of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), provide effective and high quality review and quality checks in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines, Directorate policies, standards and guidelines.
We are also looking for someone who can commence working with us quite quickly for a 3-month contract in the first instance, with the potential to be ongoing for the right candidate. You will be \'Hybrid working\'.
3 months rolling contract
35 hours full time per week (hybrid working)
What you\'ll need to succeed
Qualification as Best Interest Assessor
Degree or equivalent Social Work Qualification
Social Work England registration
Up-to-date refresher training
Eligible to work in the UK
Hold a full UK drivers\' licence- preferred
Post-qualified experience
What you\'ll get in return ...