Overview
Senior Practitioner - Children with Disabilities – Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, MK4. Sanctuary Personnel has a permanent, full-time position to join the Children with Disabilities Team in Milton Keynes. The salary is up to £48,863 per annum.
Responsibilities
* To deliver effective social work assessment, care planning and interventions in the most demanding, sensitive and complex cases to improve the safety, development and wellbeing of children involved.
* To supervise the case work of social workers, social work assistants, students and child care professionals receive appropriate supervision and direction.
* Support the personal development opportunities for social workers, social work assistants, students and child care professionals, acting as a coach and mentor.
* Complex and contentious case management issues are resolved so that positive and timely action can be taken to address risks and meet demands, in conjunction with Deputy/Team Manager.
* Lead responsibility for an area of children's service development and contribute to partnership working across CYPS and partners, where appropriate.
* To assist the team/deputy team manager in building a strong and cohesive team.
* Participate in quality audit of the team's and other teams work, where relevant.
* Assist in the allocation, prioritisation and planning of caseloads, in conjunction with Deputy/Team Manager.
* Responsibility for chairing professionals and strategic meetings and acting on behalf of the Deputy/Team Manager as appropriate for the team.
Requirements
* A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Social Work England registered.
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 are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
Diversity and Inclusion
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. Sanctuary Personnel is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). All employees undertake annual online training on EDI and other compliance topics to ensure 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. We will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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