Our client in North East London is currently looking for a motivated ad experienced Senior Practitioner (social work qualified) to join their Child Protection Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Social Worker who is looking for the next step in their career, and the opportunity to experience a new and growing environment.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will benefit from:

• Retention bonus of up to £3,000
• Local Government Continuous Service
• Pension Scheme
• Childcare vouchers – annual savings of £933 on average

Your role as Senior Practitioner:

• To undertake assessments, determine care packages/support plans and manage a range of the most complex caseload to maintain or improve the wellbeing of children and young people.
• Professionally mentor and support other colleagues.
• Plan, deliver and oversee interventions for a complex caseload and where appropriate review cases.
• Liaise internally and externally and work with colleagues from other agencies to ensure children and young people’s interests are supported.
• Ensure operational support and delivery of an Assessment Service for children in need or at risk of protection.
• Work directly with children and young people, the work has significant implications for the well-being of individuals and might involve situations where service users’ personal liberty and or safety is at risk
• Represent the Council at multi-agency meetings.

Essential requirements of this Senior Practitioner role:

• Qualified Social Worker, with post qualified experience in Children’s Services
• Social Work England registration
• Experience working with child protection or relevant experience
• The legal right to work in the UK

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