Mental Health Senior Practitioner - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
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CONTRACT TYPE

Permanent

CLOSING DATE

31-Jul-2023

SALARY

£41496 To £47573
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Southend on Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community.

We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend.


Working for Southend on Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work life balance.

As a Unitary Authority we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities.

The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

Your new role


Southend Council are looking to appoint a permanent full time Senior Practitioner for The Recovery & Wellbeing Team, based at EPUT which supports people living with significant mental health needs.


The council are pleased to offer a hybrid working environment, however a flexible approach is essential as you will be required to be on site during the week and will need to travel across the city, as and when needed.


You will be required to provide professional and comprehensive social care casework to a caseload of individuals with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, some of which will be complex and sensitive cases.

Within the cases, you will require the highest of professional standards and in depth knowledge of relevant legislation and practice methods.


There will be a need to undertake practice and professional lead responsibility for a specified area of social care in the day to day running of the team including supervision of identified team members.


The Senior Practitioner will carry a smaller but more complex case load as well as offering monthly supervision to a number of the Social Workers and deputise when appropriate for the Team Manager.


In return you will work with a great team, delivering varied and challenging adult social care work with people aged 18-65 with secondary mental health needs.

You must have a passion for ensuring quality social work practice is championed and delivered.

What you'll need to succeed


To be successful in this position, you need to be a two years post qualified social worker who is registered with SW England.


If successful, you will receive a full induction, regular supervision and a robust training schedule is available for continuous professional development.

What you'll get in return


When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working, salary car sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities.

They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training.

A full list of benefits provided by Southend Council can be viewed on the "Why Work For Us?" tab.

What you need to do now

All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check
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