JOB-20240819-db742659

Senior Practitioner - Safe and Support Team

Specialism: Social Work - Children's Services
Location: North Tyneside, UK
Salary: £32.42
Salary Type: Hourly
Contract: Ongoing
Working Pattern: Full Time / Part Time

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner to join the Safe and Support Team within Children's Services in North Tyneside. This is an ongoing locum position offering an excellent hourly rate of £32.42, with both full-time and part-time working options available.

This role is ideal for an experienced practitioner looking to take on a senior, practice-leading position within a supportive and forward-thinking authority. You will play a key role in supporting vulnerable children and families, ensuring high-quality assessments, interventions, and safeguarding practice in line with statutory requirements.

Perks and Benefits

• Full Time / Part Time: Choose a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and commitments.

• Hourly Pay: Earn £32.42 per hour with transparent and flexible pay.

• Locum Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom and control that locum work offers over your career and schedule.

• Professional Development: Enhance your CV and experience through a senior role in a high-performing team.

• Varied & Rewarding Work: Work with a diverse range of complex cases that will challenge and develop your practice.

• Work-Life Balance: Greater flexibility to balance your professional and personal life.

What You Will Do

• Manage a statutory caseload, providing high-quality support to vulnerable children and their families.

• Deliver assessments and interventions in line with the Children Act 1989 and statutory guidance.

• Take urgent action where required to safeguard children, working within Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018.

• Apply childcare legislation and guidance relating to child protection, children in need, and looked-after children.

• Undertake high-quality, holistic, child-focused assessments that capture the voice of the child and inform clear planning.

• Develop robust and su