Senior Practitioner; SP

About the job Senior Practitioner (SP) 4yrs
Scope and Purpose of Role

• To provide a lead role in improving the quality of professional social work practice across the breadth of the case work cycle to children, young people and their families.
• To undertake complex casework arising within the children and families service

• To provide a needs-led, professional social work service to children, young people and their families, complying with legislative requirements and in accordance with established best practice.
• To be responsible for allocated cases including a complex caseload.
• To provide technical/professional expertise to less experienced social workers.
• To share/communicate a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, guidance, research, departmental policy and procedures.
• To provide quality assurance and coaching/mentoring to work colleagues.
• To take a joined-up approach to ensuring the effectiveness of case working, actively promoting/encouraging effective partnership working with service users and other teams/agencies/organisations.
• Participates in the regular collection, collation and reporting of appropriate performance management information in accordance with statutory and organisational requirements.
• Actively participates in training and development activities.
• Represents the Department in meetings etc as required.
• Actively supports the Team Manager by undertaking any other duties commensurate with the job or needs of the service.

Supervision Received

• Supervising Officer Job Title

Team Manager

• Level of Supervision

Left to work within established guidelines subject to scrutiny by supervisor.

Supervision Given (excludes those who are indirectly supervised i.e. through others).

TBC

Special Conditions

• This vacancy is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
• A Disclosure and Barring Services/ISA checks will be undertaken

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment