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JOB-20241107-791d94d2 Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new... JOB-20241107-791d94d2 Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Children with Disabilities Team to work full time based in Luton.The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £41,496 per annum. Main duties: To be responsible for a complex caseload including those children at risk and subject to care proceedings and child protection plans to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the town, by driving up the quality of practice and partnerships across the town and its services, whilst ensuring legislative requirements are met.Act in a consultative and mentoring role to less experienced social workers to ensure reflective practice in all single or multi-agency assessments, including the development of outcome focused plans. This will include supporting less experienced staff with court proceedings and chairing core group and multi-agency meetings.Support Team Managers to promote excellence within the team, i.e. providing peer supervision, mentoring and deputising in the absence of managers.To gather information, to complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessments of need and risk in respect of children and families. Critically analyse all relevant information and take the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of child/young people.Creating effective SMART plans referring to the Practice Framework, implement, monitor and review using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users.Liaise and work with other professionals and agencies to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people. Build positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feeling are heard.Provide witness statements for court when required, accountable to the requirements of both internal/external agencies in line with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures.To take personal responsibility for own professional development and reflective practice and keep up to date with changes to legislation, court rules, policies, procedures and best practice development i.e. for your Continued Professional Development (CPD) and progression through regular check-ins and supervisions. Attending training through the Social Work Academy and Research in Practice. Requirements of this role: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Registered or eligible for registration.This post requires registration with the relevant health professional council/governing body (Social Care England). Contact: This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. 

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new p... JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Children with Disabilities Team to work full time based in Kingston for Achieving for Children.The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £49,083 per annum. Main duties: Assessing the needs of children with disabilities and their families.Developing individualised plans, and chairing meetings to ensure plans are on track in partnership with parents/carers and other professionals involved in the child’s life.Use a range of interventions and skills to engage children, young people and their families in working ng toward the objectives of their individual care plans and ensuring that we hear the voice of the child.Development and implementation of projects as supported by the Head of Service.Contributing to the supporting of students on placement, and newly qualified staff (some opportunity to complete Practice Educators Course/other relevant training).The Senior Practitioner in the Children with Disabilities Team will be allocated a caseload of children with a wide variety of disabilities.They will undertake cases independently and demonstrate an ability to adapt the approach from first principles to deal with more complex or unusual cases, assessing and managing risks appropriately.The Senior Practitioner will develop and share with others specialist knowledge while undertaking a range of assessment and care planning work. Requirements of this role: A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Registered or eligible for registration.Experience in working with Children and young people who have profound and severe disabilities. Benefits: 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month.Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC.Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work).Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension).Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance.A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.A range of staff benefits and discounts.An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway. Contact:This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.Reasonable Adjustments:If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.JOB-20241107-791d94d2

JOB-20241107-791d94d2  Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new... JOB-20241107-791d94d2  Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Children with Disabilities Team to work full time based in Medway. The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £52,598 per annum. Main duties: To have experience or a willingness to be trained in and use the Signs of Safety practice model we use when working with children and families.To work in a respectful and professional manner with children and families that is focused on achieving what is in the best interest of the child.Consistently use the Signs of Safety practice model when assessing risks or worries, what is working well, and exploring the next steps to improve the outcomes and safety of the children and young people we serve.To undertake regular visits to and work creatively with children and young people in order to develop a good rapport that allows you to obtain the child’s wishes and feelings and to make sure these inform the work that you do.To be able to apply relevant social work theories and research in a way that helps best understand the lived experiences of children and young people, such as child development, attachment theory, impact of childhood trauma, and the cycle of grooming and sexual abuse.To recognise the importance of working within existing laws, statutory guidance, and local safeguarding policies and procedures that govern the work we do.To be responsible for and manage children’s cases in the respective team or service area they are placed (ie: Children Looked After, Referral & Assessment, etc) in more autonomous way.To coordinate and implement plans that are placed on updated assessments and address areas unmet safety the welfare needs for children.To work in partnership with the family network and the wider professional network in order to provide the best level of support and care for the children and young people you are working with.To participate in regular supervision with your line manager to review case developments and critically reflect on the work being undertaken.Respectfully engages with children and families in a way that seeks their input and involvements in planning for children and young people, utilising their existing support networks and coordinating additional support where needed.To hold a caseload of more complex and sensitive cases and deal with them effectively and efficiently to ensure those children at risk of harm are protected where necessary.Any other duties reasonably requested by the manager related to fulfilling the Council’s corporate parenting and safeguarding responsibilities to children and the smooth running of the support service provided by the team. Requirements of this Senior Practitioner job: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Continual professional development.Social Work England registered. Contact: This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements. As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.