Senior Practitioner - MASH Team

Job Purpose:

• To manage a complex caseload commensurate with qualification, experience and competency.
• Coaching and mentoring less experienced team members as a Practise Educator.
• Working within the legislative and procedural framework of Cambridgeshire County Council.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing professional leadership in situations which have highly complex case arrangements for assessment and support planning, which involve risk, complexity and safety of children, young people and families.
• To deputise for the Team Manager when required and as agreed by the District Safeguarding Manager.
• Undertaking timely assessments.
• Planning, implementing and reviewing services, actions and processes for service users.
• Attending relevant childcare meetings to ensure that the outcomes identified at assessment are met.
• Providing written and verbal reports for a variety of settings.
• Leading, guiding and directing team members to ensure work plans are in place.
• Carrying out duties in a timely and responsive manner.

Requirements:

• Social Work Degree.
• Registration with HCPC.
• Ability to travel between locations.
• Proven and extensive knowledge and experience of Social Work with children and families.
• Proven experience of managing complex case arrangements.
• Knowledge of relevant safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and procedures.
• Excellent written and communication ability.
• Enhanced DBS dated within the last 12 months. On the update service? You could be fast tracked through our recruitment process today.

Working with Archer Resourcing

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Must be eligible to work in the U.K