Social Worker​/Senior Practitioner |Duty and Assessment Team| Staffordshire

Advanced/Senior Practitioner – Duty and Assessment Team - £33.30 Ph

• Location:
  
  Staffordshire
• Team:
  Duty and Assessment Team
• Rate: £33.30 per hour
• Contract:
  
  Locum, Full-Time

Staffordshire are seeking an experienced Advanced / Senior Practitioner to join its Duty and Assessment Team. This is a key frontline role, supporting high-quality social work practice at the point of referral and assessment, ensuring timely and proportionate responses to safeguard children and young people. You will provide expert oversight of assessments, support complex decision‑making, and offer professional guidance to Social Workers, contributing to strong outcomes for families and children.

• Lead and support high‑quality assessments and statutory interventions
• Manage and oversee complex cases, ensuring risks are appropriately identified and managed
• Provide mentoring, coaching, and practice guidance to Social Workers
• Support decision‑making at the front door, including thresholds and safeguarding responses
• Work effectively with partner agencies to ensure coordinated interventions
• Maintain high standards of recording and compliance with statutory guidance

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fee

For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on or send your CV to