Senior Practitioner – CYPDS

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Vacancy Description

Achieving for Children is an award-winning social enterprise created by Kingston and Richmond Councils in 2014, expanding into the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead in 2017. We are responsible for delivering the entirety of children’s services in all three local authorities.

Achieving for Children has been up and running for four years, and in that time, we have established a reputation as one of the leading children’s services providers in the country. We are one of the Department for Education’s eight ‘Partners in Practice’, tasked with leading improvement across the sector.

Achieving for Children recognise these are unprecedented times, but we continue to build capacity to support our most vulnerable groups. To do this we are continuing to attract talented professionals to join us as we continue to provide Good (RBWM ILACS Ofsted 2020) services.

We now want to support our services to continue to achieve and we need outstanding social workers to join us. We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate social workers who have the drive to make a positive difference to children’s lives. By recognising and championing strengths we know that we can make a real difference. It’s a genuine team effort in AfC. That’s why we want talented people, like you, to join us and help create a brighter future for children and families.

If you’re an experienced and confident Social Worker with experience, skills and knowledge with Children with Disabilities, AfC want you!

The Senior Practitioner in the Children with Disabilities Team will be allocated a caseload of children with a wide variety of disabilities. They will undertake cases independently and demonstrate an ability to adapt the approach from first principles to deal with more complex or unusual cases, assessing and managing risks appropriately. The Senior Practitioner will develop and share with others specialist knowledge while undertaking a range of assessment and care planning work which includes Single assessments, Child in Need meetings, Care planning, Multi - agency working, Strategy Meetings and section 47 Investigations, Initial Child Protection Conference, Initial Care Proceedings and Initial accommodation to local authority care.

To Succeed In This Role, You Will Need To Be

The role in a Safeguarding team can be demanding and rewarding in equal measures.

• A fantastic communicator.
• A resilient worker, able to work effectively in a team or on your own initiative, taking ownership and responsibility.
• Confident and competent with relevant statutory and regulatory framework and of an appropriate range of professional interventions.
• A solution focussed person with the ability to deal with sensitive issues.
  

If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Gary Murgatroyd (ATM) or Sue Jewell, Team Leader on gary.murgatroyd@achievingforchildren.org.uk or sue.jewell@achievingforchildren.org.uk for an informal discussion.

Start dates

Achieving for Children have Fixed Start Dates, candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Achieving for Children is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Criminal Record Check.

Closing date: 18 July 2021

Interviews: TBC

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