About this role

Job title

CSW - Senior Social Worker / Advanced Practitioner - 0-25 Disabilities (Grade J)

Job Category

Social Care Qualified

Location

2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, London, NW9 4EW, Barnet Council

Hours per week

Salary

£27.32 per hour

Driving Licence and Enhanced DBS Required

Must have experience of working in a children's disability team. hybrid working - roughly 1-2 times per week in the office and visits.

Job description

• To work within a Resilience framework, to provide a comprehensive and effective integrated social work service, which responds at a higher level in complex situations to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner, within statutory guidelines and the statutory obligations of the council.

o The post holder will have the skills and ability to practice at a higher level which includes deputising for the line manager in circumstances where the line manager is not available, or they are delegate to act in a line management position by the designated Head of Service.

o To take a lead role in a specialist area of work as directed by the departmental policies and procedures.

o The post holder will require substantial post qualifying experience in a statutory Children Social Care setting. It will be desirable for the post holders to have a Practice Educators Award and if not, there will be an expectation that this award is achieved within first year of employment.

o These post holders are experienced social workers who will be more autonomous in their job. They will demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations; and be able to assess and manage higher levels of risk in their own and that of other less experienced social workers.

o To assess, plan, implement and evaluate safeguarding and permanence measures at a high level of complexity within their own cases and support and mentor less experienced social workers; to ensure all children are given the opportunity to reach their full potential.