Senior Practitioner

3 months contract with a local authority

  Rate: £ 33.29 per hour Umbrella

Summary

• This role involves a 3-month contract with a local authority, offering a rate of £33.29 per hour under an umbrella arrangement. The primary objective is to protect and enhance the welfare of vulnerable children and young people by delivering top-tier social work services. The position requires managing a complex caseload, conducting assessments, creating care and protection plans, collaborating with partner agencies, and ensuring that the needs, desires, and emotions of children are prioritized in all decision-making processes.
  

Responsibilities

• Protect and advance the welfare of children and young people through proficient social work practices.
  
• Handle a complex caseload in line with statutory obligations, policies, and procedures.
  
• Conduct assessments to evaluate needs, risks, and protective factors to ensure children's safety and well-being.
  
• Develop, implement, monitor, and review plans for child protection, children in need, and care.
  
• Ensure active involvement of children, young people, and families in assessments, planning, and decision-making.
  
• Maintain a child-focused approach and ensure the child's voice is integral to all interventions.
  

Requirements:

• Extensive experience working with vulnerable children, young people, and families.
  
• Proven ability to manage complex caseloads.
  
• Experience collaborating with statutory and voluntary agencies.
  
• Proficiency in completing assessments, care planning, safeguarding interventions, and reviewing outcomes.
  
• Degree in Social Work or an equivalent recognized qualification.
  
• Registration with Social Work England (SWE).
  
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development.
  

Additional Information

• Working hours are 36.5 hours per week.
  
• Enhanced DBS check required.
  
• Location: One Avenue Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 4DU, United Kingdom.
  
• Work pattern includes at least 2 days in the office.
  
• Social Work England Registration is essential.
  
• Payments are made on a bi-weekly schedule.
  
• The application deadline is 25th September 2026; early applications are encouraged.