PERMANENT JOB: Senior Practitioner – Assessment
LOCATION: West Midlands

Supply Care Solutions are a market-leading Medical, Social Care and Education recruitment consultancy, we offer a range of accredited services across the public sector, providing highly skilled, compliant professionals in all grades and specialties, including short, long term and permanent positions.

SALARY: £38,223 – £42,403 (plus market supplement of £5,000 per year £43,223 – £47,403)
TYPE: PERMANENT
TEAM: Assessment Team
HOURS: Full time (Monday to Friday) 36 hours
Relocation allowance of up to £10,000

Job Overview:

• We need practitioners with a minimum of 3 years’ experience to join our pool of experienced workers in delivering positive outcomes for our children. We are committed to keeping local children close to their schools, friends and birth families in high quality foster placements that is well supported by our Social workers. We are committed to offer high quality support to our Special Guardians and children who are in Private arrangements.
• As a senior practitioner, you have the opportunity to help us with the ongoing development of our staff in their knowledge, experience and practice. You will closely work with the managers to develop the team and deliver high quality service to our children, young people, foster carers, connected carers and special guardians.
• You will provide coaching, mentoring, training and support to apprentices, step up students and traditional students. You will lead on areas of practice development and training within the wider service, and support with the implementation of our practice standards, quality assurance framework, professional values, policies and procedures.
• You will be supported by the Social Care Academy to be a work based supervisor with the potential to become a Practice Educator as a development pathway. We have a diverse and comprehensive training offer in place to support you in your role. You will also be supported in and expected to identify areas for your professional development through attending training, learning from latest research and good practice, keeping apprised of current statutory guidance and legislation, and hearing from the experiences and feedback of children and families. You will also be supported in and expected to share your learning experience with other practitioners and managers through such methods as in person or virtual training sessions, e-learning modules, videos, podcasts, or any new ideas you create or have experienced.

Qualified Social Worker Requirements

– CSW/CQSW/DipSW/BA/MA in Social Work
– Proven post qualifying experience in working with Adult services
– Current Social Worker England registration
– Current Enhanced DBS Disclosure
– Eligibility to work in the UK without work permit or visa restrictions
– Commitment to the safe care and well-being of vulnerable people

If you are interested in this position please apply online or call us on 020 8506 1111

Supply Care Solutions have a number of locum jobs across the UK. * All locums must be contract compliant before commencing work through our agency. We are recruiting professionals across all specialisms and grade. We offer an excellent referral bonus for any new worker you refer to us *Terms and conditions apply. Supply Care Solutions works in conjunction with Monitor/TDA rate caps