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Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of Care Leavers? Medway Council is looking for qualified and dedicated Social Workers to join our supportive and dynamic team. What We're Offering: Role: Senior Practitioner 16+ Team Salary: Up to £48695 Incentives: £6,000 Market Premia Payment £2,000 Annual Retention Payment after 1 year of service Requirements: Must be a car driver Must be registered with Social Work England (SWE) What You'll Be Doing: Supporting young people transitioning to adulthood, including care leavers. Managing complex cases and providing expert guidance to colleagues. Building strong partnerships with external agencies to ensure the best outcomes for young people. Manage a reduced caseload within the appropriate statutory framework to a high standard. Your casework will consist of complex and joint casework with less experienced members in the team, where your role will be to oversee practice and support the development of your team. Demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations that reflects a commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice, assessing and managing higher levels of risk and working collaboratively with children, young people and their families and carers. Contribute to the learning and development of others in your team, including providing advice and support to less experienced staff on aspects of casework ensuring a high level of practice is demonstrated. Supervise staff within your team including student social workers, newly qualified social workers, family support workers and/or personal advisors. The Team Manager will retain overall responsibility for the team. Lead on an area of practice that is relevant to your service and be an expert in this area, within your service, providing training opportunities, consultation and sharing resources. Where available you should be part of a Medway Safeguarding Children's Partnership (MSCP) Champions group for your area of specialism. Champion Medway's practice model, Signs of Safety, through leading group supervision for your team, providing one to one support to members of your team as well as remaining up to date with training and research in this area. Consistently demonstrate a high level of practice in relation to your casework and support with the team, ensuring your written work 'brings the child to life' and demonstrates a high quality of analysis and reflection. Work within statutory timescales and participate in regular supervision to review case work and critically reflect on the work being undertaken. Keep up to date with research findings, theoretical models, and innovative practice within the social work field to promote evidence informed practice and maintain the highest professional standards. Maintain accurate and up to date records in line with Data Protection legislation (GDPR) and use Medway Council specific recording system's to promote effective case management. Assist the team manager in - * the quality assurance of your teams work and case allocation. * completing joint visits and/or attending court with less experienced members of your team * contributing to the induction of new starters. * Contributing to effective communication and leading on team meetings. Referral Bonus: Know someone perfect for this role? Refer them to us and earn £300 for every successful referral! Looking for Other Opportunities? If this role doesn't suit your experience, let us know! We'll share a tailored list of Social Worker roles that fit your skills and interests. Apply Today! Don't miss this opportunity to take your career to the next level while helping young people achieve brighter futures.
Don't forget...Eden Brown Synergy offers a £250 referral bonus for Social Workers. If this role isn't for you but you know someone suitable, ask them to get in touch. £250 could be on it's way to you! Your expert recruitment consultant is Becky Dewis, call today on or email Eden Brown Synergy is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Synergy is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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