We have an exciting
opportunity for a Senior Practitioner in the Referral and Assessment Service
This is a position for an experienced practitioner with at least three years post qualifying experience as a social worker. You will have responsibility for managing a caseload of complex cases within a child protection context. You will be required to take appropriate initiative when working to support children and their families. You will also support other practitioners in the team through mentoring, advice, support, and shadowing on visits or for meetings. This role involves court work.
In the role you will build positive, supportive, and respectful relationships with families in order to help support children in need of help or protection.
You will have a proficient ability to communicate in English and be able to influence others in an effort to help coordinate services and supports in the best way possible to keep children as safe and well cared for as possible.