Advanced Practitioner (Childrens Services) RBKC615415

Location:

London City and West End, London, United Kingdom

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Other Industries & Skills: 

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Advertiser:

Shared Services Partnership

Job ID:

130160147

Posted On: 

08 March 2024

Job Summary:

Salary range: £44,370 – £50,964 per annum
Work location: London
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check 
Closing date: 1st April 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 8th April 2024

About Us:

Help us give families and vulnerable children the support they need.

At the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, we are focused on putting our residents and local businesses at the heart of every decision. From the policy decisions that we’re making through to the services that we are delivering, it is vital that we put the needs of our community first. We want to give everyone a great quality of life, with access to a comfortable home, sustainable and desirable employment options, and the chance to live and work in a healthy and safe environment. And our social work teams play a vital role in achieving all of these goals.

The Role:

As a member of a dedicated local social work team (based in Malton Road Hub), you will find a fantastically collaborative team spirit awaits you. Together, you will deliver high-quality social work services to the children and families in the area who need them most. As you handle your own complex and challenging caseload using a variety of techniques, you will effectively manage risks and plan interventions for vulnerable children. Leadership is a key part of your work, too. That means being a crucial source of support to our less experienced team members, modelling expert practice and providing guidance where needed. This extends to coaching and developing newly qualified social workers. Beyond this, you will represent the team at departmental and inter-agency meetings, contribute to our quality assurance initiatives and help us develop our practices even further through your own research.

Please refer to the
Job Description
for more information  

About You:

This role requires a great deal of sensitivity and interpersonal skills, especially as it involved working closely with vulnerable children. You will therefore need three years post-qualification experience in children and families social work. This should include working with looked-after children as well as children who have child protection plans. Together with this, you should have a comprehensive understanding of child abuse, neglect, discrimination, relevant legislation and court proceedings. In terms of leadership qualities, you might have some experience of student supervision. A Dip SW qualification (or equivalent) is essential, along with Social Work England registration.

Please apply online explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description. CV’s alone will not be considered for this role. 
 

Application process

Please do not upload any documents, including CVs/Covering Letters or supporting statements, as these documents will not be reviewed and could result in your application not being shortlisted.
 

You should describe how you meet the person specification requirements for the position you are applying for in Section G of the application form.
 

Additional information

We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
 

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
 

We engage our staff with a variety of learning types including face-to-face and virtual learning because we want to ensure our staff understand our values and behaviours, grow their skills and develop their careers.
 

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.
 

We do not accept speculative CVs from any source.
 

Please note, we will primarily contact candidates by e-mail throughout the recruitment process, please monitor your email junk / spam folder as our system generated emails may be allocated to these folders by your email settings.
 

If you experience difficulties with the recruitment application process, the recruitment team by email:
recruitmentrbkc.gov.uk

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