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Senior Practitioner

Tempest Resourcing
Posted 15 hours ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Maidstone, Kent ME17 2BE, England

Salary

£32,000 - £38,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The job involves assisting the Team Manager in safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people through high-quality social work practice.
  • Candidates are expected to have a minimum of 3 years of experience in social work, particularly in supporting children and families.
  • The role includes modeling best practices and providing a reflective space for less experienced practitioners to develop their skills.
  • The position requires compliance with legislation, statutory guidance, and local policies while engaging in effective partnership working with various organizations.
  • The salary for this Senior Practitioner position is approximately £40,000 per year, reflecting the leadership responsibilities within the team.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

Assist the Team Manager in supporting the team in safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people through the provision of high quality social work practice, supporting them to achieve their full potential, living within their family if safe to do so.

Model best practice, sharing learning, and offering a safe reflective space for less experieced practitioners in your team to develop.

Participate in effective partnership working and engagement and work collaboratively with a range of organisations, statutory and voluntary in delivering services to children and young people.

Comply and support others to comply with legislation, statutory guidance and local policies and procedures.

Maintain personal and professional training and development as part of your commitment to continuous professional development, utilising supervision and your annual personal development review plan, to support your growth and development as a practitioner and leader.

As a Senior Practitioner you will be in a leadership role within the team whereby you may be required to deputise for the team manager, supervise staff, lead in an area of specialism and support the team practically and emotionally with oversight and support from the Team Manager.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.