Senior Practitioner - Referral and Assessment; Richmond

We’re celebrating an OUTSTANDING achievement across all areas in our latest Ofsted inspection (December 2024) and now, we’re looking for social workers to help build on this success.

If you’re passionate, driven, and ready to be part of something exceptional, now is the time. Come and grow with a team that’s setting the standard for excellence!

We are focused on creating a positive, supportive environment, where you will have access to a wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and the technology and equipment to enable hybrid working.

At AfC you will also have access to...

• a welcome payment and retention bonus for selected roles
• access to free parking at your main place of work
• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after four years with bank holidays in addition
• local government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
• hybrid working, enabling you to work from home, office or the community, with access to the technology and equipment to support you
• working with a wide range of families from diverse backgrounds with different presenting issues
• travel assistance package for business use, including car and cycle mileage reimbursement, annual season ticket loan or business Oyster cards
• a minimum of 12 protected Development Days each year for all staff
• support and recognition from a stable senior leadership team with an open door culture
• managers who recognise complexity of cases and load, value hard work, provide reassurance, build confidence and facilitate career development and progression opportunities
• a huge range of additional professional development opportunities as part of our regional Social Work Teaching Partnership.

• an effective communicator
• resilient worker, able to work effectively in a team or on your own, taking ownership and responsibility for the cases you are assigned
• confident and competent with relevant statutory and regulatory framework and have knowledge of an appropriate range of professional interventions
• evidence of championing inclusion and diversity whilst making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people
• solution focused person with the ability to deal with sensitive issues.

• Supporting children and young people by undertaking child protection investigations alongside safety and contingency planning
• Building strong and respectful working relationships with families, their support network and our partner agencies
  
  Work on cases with increased complexity, including court work and pre-proceedings experience
• Contribute to team management, deputising for the team leaders and potentially supervising work of an ASYE or students
• Ensuring that children and young people are actively involved in our work and their voice is captured in our case recording
• Actively taking part in reflective supervision and group supervision

• Relevant Social Work qualification
• Completion of ASYE
• Active Social Work England registration