Senior Practitioner- Child Protection

Posted 19 April 2018
Salary £32 - £35 per hour
LocationSouth West London
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceLORNA444_1524132385
Contact NameLorna Burner

Job description

Our client is looking for a front line children's Senior Practitioner to join their Child Protection team.

The role will include;

  • To safeguard and promote the welfare of young people, giving due consideration to their race, culture, religion and linguistic background.
  • To manage an agreed caseload of children and young people in compliance with casework objectives, statutory and departmental policy and procedural requirements, consistently maintaining the highest level of professional standards, including the most complex cases.
  • To undertake direct social work responsibilities as an allocated worker to the children and young people assigned, investigating concerns regarding a child or young person's safety or wellbeing, make an assessment of the risk and protective factors in the family and decide on the most appropriate course of action
  • Complete longer-term work with families in order to meet identified need and improve outcomes for children
  • To ensure the provision of clear written reports to child protection conferences, reviews, planning meetings and any other purpose as required, ensuring good quality casework analysis and risk assessment is evident throughout.
  • To ensure reports are prepared for Court are of high quality, and to support and prepare workers in the Court process, including giving evidence in Court, as required.

If you are interested in this role please send your CV .

We offer £250 for any successful referrals sent to us.