Senior Practitioner - Looked After Children - Essex
- Posted 02 August 2018
- Salary £30.00 - £32.00 per hour + Negotiable
- LocationEssex
- Job type Contract
- Discipline Social Care
- Referencehol598_1533214393
- Contact NameHolly Astrop
Job description
Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Senior Practitioner to work in a Looked After Children's Team (LAC) for a Local Authority based in Essex.
Job Purpose
This is a dynamic, supportive and friendly team that works with children in care, where care proceedings are in progress and with children subject to plans for adoption. Keeping children safe and achieving permanency for them is at the fore-front of our team's work ethos.
This is an opportunity to join our team and to undertake rewarding work with the satisfaction that comes from helping to achieve better outcomes for vulnerable children. They place great significance on providing the best services for our children who are looked after.
Are you passionate about court work and adoption? You will have a high standard of undertaking assessments, court statements, care plans and giving oral evidence. You will have experience of managing dynamics and complex caseloads, whilst fulfilling our statutory responsibilities and maximising our use of resources.
You will hold sound knowledge of legislation, recent case law and policies in respect of looked after children.
Please contact Holly at Remedy for further information