Advanced Practitioner Children Looked After

Job Location	Merton, London
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	£38.50 per hour, inc benefits
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Temporary , full-time

Job Description

Are you looking to work as an expert social worker on the most challenging and complex cases Here is an exciting opportunity for you to work as Advance Practitioner in Children Looked After services.The pay rate would be up to £38.5 per hour depending on your location and this may be negotiable.Your key responsibilities will include:

To undertake casework with the more complex and challenging families that require a high level of social work expertise. To carry a small caseload and jointly allocate with less experienced social workers.
To support, advise and mentor social workers to ensure understanding and compliance with legislation, statutory guidance, local procedures and guidance in relation to safeguarding vulnerable children, looked after children and permanence planning.
To lead, model and support others to deliver relationship based, reflective practice which is congruent with the vision, values, practice framework, bottom lines and meets the expected practice standards.
To work closely with the Principal Social Worker and Quality & Improvement Service to create and promote learning opportunities, promoting training and CPD in the team.

Reed are now offering a joining bonus of up to £250 for Qualified Social Workers. Terms apply.As an ideal candidate, you must be:

Registered with Social Work England
Must have minimum 5 years post qualifying experience, with significant experience within Children Looked After.
Able to drive care and hold UK Driving License

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

Dedicated Recruitment Consultant/Talen Acquisition Specialist
Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team
Free CV building and Interview support
Free DBS checks
Weekly payroll
PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more
CPD contributions
£250 for referring a friend
Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients
Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010

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