Senior Practitioner

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Senior Practitioner - Adolescent

Employer:Medway Council
Salary: Up to £47,661 inclusive of Market Premia
Location:Chatham, Kent
Contract:Permanent
Working Pattern : Full Time Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check:Enhanced
Closing Date:21/07/2021 at 23:55
Reference: CSC328RJ

This is an excellent opportunity to join our Adolescent Team as a Senior Practitioner. You will be providing statutory assessments and interventions in relation to vulnerable young people between the age of 11 -17.

You will manage a range of complex cases, working closely with key internal and external partners including, Youth, Early Help, Housing, Police, Health and Education to effectively respond to the needs of the child.

You must be able to demonstrate expert and effective practice that reflects a commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice, assessing and managing higher levels of risk and working collaboratively with children, young people and their families and carers.

As a registered social worker with 3 years’ post qualifying experience, you will be expected to have knowledge of legislation and statutory guidance relevant to working with children and young people and experience of working in a similar team. You will also have experience of providing expert advice and support to less experienced staff on aspects of casework and where appropriate act as a Practice Assessor for students on placement.

If you are passionate and committed to improving the lives and opportunities of children and young people then we would like to hear from you.

In return for your commitment, we are proud to offer an excellent benefits package including a market premia payment of £3000 per annum (paid in 12 equal payments) and a retention payment of £3000 per annum (paid after 1 years’ continuous service with Medway).

For an informal discussion please contact Kelly Cogger, Head of Service for First Response on click apply or Sarah Featherstone, Group Manager on click apply.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interviewed via Microsoft Teams.

This post is subject to an enhanced Children’s DBS check.

Important Information

Please note that all recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in hard copy format, please contact the Children’s Services Recruitment Team on click apply or email click apply

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.

How toapply

Please be advised that we only accept online applications submitted through JobsGoPublic ATS

If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.

All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation/correspondence in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Resourcing Team on click apply.

Further information on this vacancy
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