Permanent job as Senior Practitioner for Safeguarding Team

Are you an experienced Senior Practitioner?
Do you have a passion for helping others?
If so, Randstad is recruiting for a Senior Practitioner to join the Herefordshire Council for Children's Safeguarding & Support Team. This is a full-time role offering up to £45.00 annually.

Benefits:

• A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:
• Basic Salary of £39,513 - £43,693 (plus market supplement of £5,000 per year £44,513 - £48,693)
• Welcome payment £10,000 for experienced social workers joining our children's teams
• Relocation packages: support of up to £10,000
• Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
• Professional development: protected time and budget to support social workers develop themselves and their careers. We have a diverse and comprehensive training offer in place to support you in your role.
• Career progression: clear pathways to progress and supported by the Social Care Academy to be a work based supervisor with the potential to become a Practice Educator as a development pathway.
• Generous Annual Leave: 31 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
• Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment of professional membership fees
• Pick your perks - our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• We are looking for a dynamic and passionate Senior Practitioner to help us on our improvement journey. Working within the Safeguarding & Support Teams you will work collaboratively with partner agencies to make a positive difference to society and the families that we work with. Come and join us on our Restorative Journey of Improvement to gain the best for children and families in Herefordshire.
• As a Senior Practitioner, you have the opportunity to help us with the ongoing development of our staff in their knowledge, experience and practice. You will closely work with the managers to develop the team and deliver high quality service to our children, young people, and families. You will provide coaching, mentoring, training and support to apprentices, step up students and family support workers. Leading on areas of practice development and training within the wider service, you will support with the implementation of our practice standards, quality assurance framework, professional values, policies and procedures.
• You will be fully qualified (DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent), with a minimum of 3 years' experience in statutory social care and dedicated to delivering positive outcomes for our children.
• This is an exciting opportunity to join our developing team and contribute to creating a safe and supportive, yet challenging, learning environment for Herefordshire's work force. You will be supported by an established team with a strong commitment to relationship based practice, flexible working and professional development.

Requirements:

• Social Work England registered
• Minimum 3 years' post-qualification experience as a qualified social worker.
• Social Work Degree or equivalent
• Enhanced DBS

If you have any further questions or wish to apply for this role then please get in touch with Shravanti on 020-##########5 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.