Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Child Protection & Assessment team (CPAT) to work full-time based in Redbridge.
The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £55,427 per annum.
Responsibilities:
* Take professional responsibility for managing a complex caseload which will include individuals, children, carers, and families who require support and guidance.
* Demonstrate confident and effective judgement about risk and accountability in decision-making and be able to sustain engagement with fluctuating circumstances and capacities, including where there is hostility and risk.
* Use assessment procedures discerningly in response to the presenting needs and to ensure that a proportionate assessment is completed in a way that enables maximum participation.
* Use professional judgement, employing a range of interventions: promoting independence, providing support and protection, taking preventative action, and ensuring safety whilst balancing rights and risks.
* Take the lead in managing positive interventions that prevent deterioration in health and wellbeing whilst safeguarding people at risk of abuse or neglect.
* Undertake assessment and planning for safeguarding in more complex cases, and support colleagues by utilising safeguarding skills, in line with current policies and procedures.
* Play a leading role in practice development, help promote and sustain a learning culture, and mentor less experienced staff.
* Deliver formal professional reflective supervision and provide guidance and advice regarding casework to less experienced qualified staff.
* Where required, take the role of practice educator (or train as a practice educator) for students and the role of ASYE assessor and supervisor for newly qualified social workers in the team.
* As part of the supervision and appraisal process, provide support with personal and professional development.
* Take professional and personal responsibility for clear recording of analysis and judgements, maintaining up-to-date case work records on the database as required by the council.
* Take responsibility for working within the Directorate’s data protection policies.
Requirements:
* A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Social Work England registered.
Contact and Application:
This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position, please apply through the provided channels.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and is committed to building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).
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.
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