Senior Practitioner - Leaving Care - Peterborough

Senior Practitioner - Leaving Care Peterborough City Council Eden Brown Synergy are currently looking for an experienced Senior Practitioner Social Worker to join the Leaving Care Service at Peterborough City Council. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced social work professional to take on a varied role, combining direct work with care-experienced young people alongside providing skilled practice support to Personal Advisers working with more complex circumstances. Your daily responsibilities will include: Holding a small caseload of care-experienced young people and providing high-quality statutory social work support. Supporting young people to achieve positive outcomes as they transition into adulthood and independent living. Providing skilled practice guidance and support to Personal Advisers managing complex circumstances. Supporting effective care planning, pathway planning and transition arrangements. Assessing needs, identifying risks and ensuring appropriate support is in place. Working collaboratively with young people, families, Personal Advisers and partner agencies. Providing advice and professional challenge where required to promote good social work practice. Contributing to safeguarding and risk management processes. Maintaining accurate records and ensuring statutory responsibilities are met. Supporting the development of good practice across the Leaving Care Service.Essential Requirements Social Work degree or equivalent recognised qualification. Current Social Work England registration. Significant post-qualification experience within children's social care. Experience working with care leavers / care-experienced young people. Strong knowledge of leaving care services, pathway planning and transition to adulthood. Experience managing complex cases and providing professional guidance to colleagues. Strong assessment, safeguarding, care planning and multi-agency working skills. At least 3 years' post-qualification experience working in Social Work roles within a UK English Local Authority. Good written and verbal communication skills.Benefits of working with Eden Brown Synergy include: DBS paid for by Eden Brown Synergy. Referral bonus for recommending a friend or colleague. Bonus for finding your own job. Twice weekly payroll. Dedicated consultant throughout your placement.If you are an experienced Senior Practitioner / Social Worker with Leaving Care experience and are interested in this opportunity, please get in touch with Mayur on (phone number removed). Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer. Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number (phone number removed). Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free