Senior Practitioner; Young People's Service - Croydon, United Kingdom - Croydon Council

Croydon Council

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Croydon, United Kingdom

6 days ago

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Job Purpose**The Senior Practitioner role reports to the Team Manager providing leadership of practice through exemplary direct work; development of staff and a specialist focus in relation to safeguarding or Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and young people.

They are an expert practitioner who directly delivers or contributes to the delivery of positive safety and well-being outcomes for children.

They will support other staff within the teams to develop their level of practice and expertise and growing the confidence in their practice.

The Senior Practitioner would have a developed ability to deliver on outcomes and functions as a role model for their team through the effective exercise of the following functions:

Engagement and relationship building / maintaining
Analytical and continuous assessment
High standard of report writing and case recording
Making professional judgments and recommendations based on assessment and review
Development, coordination, implementation, and review of evidencebased plans
The provision of direct help by the worker
The matching of child / family with evidencebased services relevant to the identified needs.
The coordination of multiprofessional / agency input to assessment, planning and help.
Supporting the development of creative and innovate care planning and pathway planning to support children, young people and their families and carers.
Oversee the planning for children where necessary
Delivering to performance standards consistently across the measures within the journey of the child.

Benefits of Working With Us

Highly competitive salary
Welcome payment of £5,000
Retention payment of £2,500 pa
A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%
31 days annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays
Accredited Systemic Practice training
A range of CPD opportunities
Investment into your staff wellbeing
Good management support for practitioners, regular supervision, group supervision led by systemic therapists and access to a clinical therapist to support your work directly.
Hybrid working policy enabling work from home and flexible working approaches to support your worklife balance.
The council promotes a hybrid working where the role allows

Why Join Us
In Croydon, our Children's Services has an established Systemic Practice model, experienced leaders, and high support for practitioners. Croydon people and staff are diverse, and we celebrate difference through focus on anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice. We are committed to delivering excellent social work practice and services to our children and families.

As well as this we also offer the following:

Our teams consist of experienced Social Workers at various levels
Join a highly diverse workforce
Reflective supervision is actively promoted and supported.
The ethos at Croydon is very much about working together to make positive change
Caseloads of Social Workers are very manageable enabling managers to know children well & ensure high standards of practice
You will join an established team who can help you settle in and offer their expertise
The council promotes a hybrid working where the role allows

About You
We are looking for experienced Senior Practitioners, who also have:

Qualified Social Worker and up to date registered with Social Work England
Foundation level systemic practice qualification desirable
Practice Educator or Practice Teacher qualification desirable
Knowledge of national policy, strategy and developments regarding children's social care, including transitional safeguarding and practice relevant to unaccompanied asylum seeking children and young people.
Knowledge of relevant legislation, statutory guidance, standards and procedures.
Knowledge of relevant theoretical frameworks, practice models and research findings.
Knowledge of models of reflective supervision that impact on practice and outcomes.
Able to maintain records that evidence our engagement with children and families, informs the quality assurance framework e.g., quantitative, qualitative and outcome information for the children and families, the views and experiences of children and families

Shortlisting will take place WC 6th February 2023

Interviews will take place in person WC 13th February 2023

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As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.