Senior Practitioner - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Milton-Keynes-Council

Milton-Keynes-Council

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job Introduction
We're seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Practitioner to join our Children with Disabilities Team.

This is a specialist social work team that offers support to children and young people with disabilities aged up to 18 and their families.

The service comprises of a team of social workers and assistants, and we work in partnership with children and young people, families, and other services such as health, education, and community organisations.

The team are part of our wider Children's Social Care service.

As Senior Practitioner you'll contribute to the team by holding cases, supervising colleagues and assisting in the more complex aspects of the work.

We offer a £4,000 market supplement (pro rata), excellent training and career progression opportunities and a range of other benefits including some homeworking.

Role Responsibilities

Provide the knowledge, skills and experience of a senior social care professional to a Children's Social Care team by taking responsibility for complex cases, mentoring of staff and the provision of expert support, advice and guidance.
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 and young people involved.
Supervise the case work of social workers, social work assistants, students and childcare professionals receive appropriate supervision and direction.
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 Children's Services and partners, where appropriate.
A qualified social worker registered with Social Work England and hold relevant experience within field.
Be professional at all times.
Have the right knowledge, skills and experience to competently undertake the role.
For this role you are required to have a full UK driving licence and provide evidence of your vehicle insurance with business use. If you are successful, you will be required to supply evidence of your licence prior to starting the role.
Should you be offered the role, as part of the preemployment checks an enhanced DBS will be actioned for you (unless you are on the DBS Update Service).

About The Organisation

Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas.

Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.

We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.

We're very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.

We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it's time for a new role.

If you'd like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.

Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

Great holiday benefits
most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
Excellent pension everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
Access to an awardwinning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a lowcost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
Blue Light Card employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Our roles are either designated 'site based' or 'home based'.

'Site based' roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst 'home based' roles are based at home four days a week.

Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.