Senior Practitioner - Supporting and Strengthening Families
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
17/10/2024
Advert End Date:
31/10/2024 12:00
Salary:
£47,420 pa (Inclusive of Retention Payments, Subject to Review March 2028)
Job Category:
Social Work - Children Service
Employment Location:
Children and Families Social Care, Town Hall and Civic Offices
Further Information
Senior Practitioner
(Children and Families Social Care, Supporting and Strengthening Families Teams)
£47,420 pa (Inclusive of Retention Payments, Subject to Review March 2028)
This is a time of exciting change in South Tyneside and we are looking to recruit a highly skilled and experienced Senior Practitioner within one of our Supporting and Strengthening Families Teams.
In South Tyneside our children and families are at the forefront of everything we do. We want every child and family to feel supported in times of need and empowered to make the right decisions. We take pride in our social work teams, where staff are valued and supported and where we work together to drive this vision forward.
If you are an experienced practitioner who has a proven track record of working in a statutory team with Children who are subject to Child Protection, Child in Need, Care Proceedings and Public Law Outline then this is the job for you. South Tyneside is a great place to work and practice. We offer excellent training and development, carer development, robust reflective supervision as well as having excellent tools to help you in your daily practice.
We have a dedicated Supporting and Strengthening Families Team, who are committed to improving outcomes for children, young people and their families through the provision of high quality social work intervention and child centred practices. We are seeking to appoint a senior practitioner who has statutory social work experience. Developing effective relationships with children, young people and their families to achieve sustainable outcomes is at the very heart of what we do. If you hold the same values, believe you can make the difference and are looking to join a team who will deliver and support, then look no further.
For more information you can contact Operations Manager: ravinder.haire@southtyneside.gov.uk
We offer an excellent benefits package and further information is available here - www.southtyneside.gov.uk/workinghere
South Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
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Closing date: Noon, 31 October 2024
Interviews for this post are to be arranged