Job Description

Your role:

To provide a lead role in improving the quality of professional social work practice across the breadth of the case work cycle to children, young people and their families.
To undertake complex casework arising within the children and families service.
To provide a needs-led, professional social work service to children, young people and their families, complying with legislative requirements and in accordance with established best practice.
To be responsible for allocated cases including a complex caseload.
To provide technical/professional expertise to less experienced social workers.
To share/communicate a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, guidance, research, departmental policy and procedures.
To provide quality assurance and coaching/mentoring to work colleagues.
To take a ‘joined-up’ approach to ensuring the effectiveness of case working, actively promoting/encouraging effective partnership working with service users and other teams/agencies/organisations.
Participates in the regular collection, collation and reporting of appropriate performance management information in accordance with statutory and organisational requirements.
Actively participates in training and development activities.
Represents the Department in meetings etc as required.
Actively supports the Team Manager by undertaking any other duties commensurate with the job or needs of the service.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:

A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
An easy registration process (all done online)
Referral schemes and incentives
Ongoing compliance managed for you
Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more

If you would like to discuss this role further, please contact Sana.Shah@pprsocialcare.co.uk or 07471306880.

Senior Practitioner

Job Description