Senior Practitioner - Adolescent Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for experienced social work practitioners who have a history of supporting, leading and mentoring to join us as Senior Practitionersin our Adolescent Team!

We have recently joined the Youth Support Service which means we are closely aligned with the Youth Justice Service (YJS) and SAFE! team, who work with young people involved in criminal exploitation. As a result of these increasingly close links, as a Senior Practitioneryou will be working alongside police officers, health workers, psychologists, education workers, substance misuse workers, as well as Social Workers (of course!) and many others.

We work in a trauma informed way, having regular reflective practice sessions to support you and allow time to consider approaches. We have extensive support from senior management to ensure that we are able to deliver effective interventions that make a difference for young people and their families, in all aspects of their lives.

With our recent changes, now is a great time to join us and be part of these exciting developments.

This is a rolling campaign and we check applications daily, dont wait to apply!

Apply or get in touch with us today by calling Beth on 01223 475920. Alternatively, you can email us on joinus@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or visit our website for more information.

In Childrens Services we are working to reshape what we do and how we do it. Why not be part of it?

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Wesupportflexible working requests from day one of employment and so we are open to discussing different working patterns to help you bring your best self to work.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

• Flexible and creativeworking arrangements,including 9-day fortnights
• Flexible Bank Holidays
• A comprehensivewellbeing package
• Our Cambs Rewardsemployee discounts
• A comprehensivepension scheme
• IDEALstaff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Camwebour staff intranet helping to keep you informed
• An employeerecognition scheme

For our Social Workers, we offer more specific benefits like:

• Generousannual leaveprovision (28 days, plus bank holidays)
• Asupportive management teamthat will champion your learning and development
• Employee Assistance Programme access to free support 24 hours a day
• Payment forbusiness mileage expenses(45p per mile, and for the 2022/2023 financial year an additional fuel allowance for those driving over 300 business miles each month)
• Scalableretention paymentsto loyal social workers in specific teams after the first full year of employment, starting at £900which increases during the first three years of service
• Arelocation packageof up to £8000 for eligible candidates
• Plus, 6 days of protected time each year to enable our Social Workers to maintain theirContinuous Professional Development.

Please read ourbenefits brochureattached for more information.

The day-to-day responsibilities of a Senior Practitioner in the Adolescent Team include:

• Working in a senior role with multiple agencies and services focussing on Contextual Safeguarding with adolescents who are at risk of or have experienced exploitation.
• Providing a senior lead in creative practice with adolescents who have experienced multiple challenges including interventions linked to Child in Need, Child Protection and Children in Care.
• Engaging with the team with a strong focus including trauma informed practice, motivational interviewing and reflective practice.
• Provide leadership in high complex cases which involve risk, complexity and safety of children, young people and families.
• Provide written and verbal reports for a variety of settings, including court, that are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence.
• To lead, guide and direct Social Workers and Child Practitioners, supporting with their performance and development, including supervision.
• Support in planning, allocation and review of cases.
• Support with the recruitment and induction of staff.

We're looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their local community, are curious and spot things that others might not see, enjoys building relationships and likes to explore possibilities.

You must:

• Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
• Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-career

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire County Council

Address

Ely

CB7 4EX

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)