Locality Senior Practitioner
Children's Services

Locality Senior Social Work Practitioner

Full Time, 37 hours per week

Permanent

 

This is an exciting time for experienced social workers to join Stockport Family as Senior Social Work Practitioners on the locality teams.

 

We are proud that social workers in Stockport have been recognised by OFSTED (June 2017) as delivering highly effective support and services to children and families. Ofsted found:


“Good social work practice is now in place across all children's services in Stockport, with some examples of outstanding practice.”


“Staff are enthusiastic about their work and are highly committed.”

 

If you join Stockport Family as a locality senior social work practitioner you will have the opportunity to work with children throughout their time with statutory social care services from duty, through assessment, child in need/Team around the Child support, child protection, pre-court and proceedings work, children in care and adoption through to step down/ step out. We believe that relationships should shape service delivery model rather than the point a child is at in services.  We aim for children and families to have just one social worker whilst they are in service.  We will support you developing these great working relationships by investing in your support, training and development.   

 

Stockport Family is committed to working in an integrated way using a restorative approach to enable children and families to remain together wherever possible. Where this is not possible we ensure that children are safeguarded and able to achieve the very best outcomes in life. You will be passionate about relationship-based social work, and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships to make a difference with children and families.

 

Our relentless focus is on practice and outcomes for children and families and you will play an important part in delivering outstanding practice and ensuring that children and families are at the heart of all decision-making and service delivery.  Each locality team has 2 senior practitioners who work closely with the team leader to support and mentor less experienced members of the team and students on placement.  Senior practitioners also carry cases of more complex children and families and model outstanding practice with these cases.

 

You will receive regular supervision, access to training and development opportunities and work in a supportive culture where we are ambitious about delivering excellent social work practice and supporting you to be the very best you can be.

 

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

 

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Locality Senior Social Work Practitioner

Full Time, 37 hours per week

Permanent

 

This is an exciting time for experienced social workers to join Stockport Family as Senior Social Work Practitioners on the locality teams.

 

We are proud that social workers in Stockport have been recognised by OFSTED (June 2017) as delivering highly effective support and services to children and families. Ofsted found:


“Good social work practice is now in place across all children's services in Stockport, with some examples of outstanding practice.”


“Staff are enthusiastic about their work and are highly committed.”

 

If you join Stockport Family as a locality senior social work practitioner you will have the opportunity to work with children throughout their time with statutory social care services from duty, through assessment, child in need/Team around the Child support, child protection, pre-court and proceedings work, children in care and adoption through to step down/ step out. We believe that relationships should shape service delivery model rather than the point a child is at in services.  We aim for children and families to have just one social worker whilst they are in service.  We will support you developing these great working relationships by investing in your support, training and development.   

 

Stockport Family is committed to working in an integrated way using a restorative approach to enable children and families to remain together wherever possible. Where this is not possible we ensure that children are safeguarded and able to achieve the very best outcomes in life. You will be passionate about relationship-based social work, and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships to make a difference with children and families.

 

Our relentless focus is on practice and outcomes for children and families and you will play an important part in delivering outstanding practice and ensuring that children and families are at the heart of all decision-making and service delivery.  Each locality team has 2 senior practitioners who work closely with the team leader to support and mentor less experienced members of the team and students on placement.  Senior practitioners also carry cases of more complex children and families and model outstanding practice with these cases.

 

You will receive regular supervision, access to training and development opportunities and work in a supportive culture where we are ambitious about delivering excellent social work practice and supporting you to be the very best you can be.

 

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

 

Job Description and Person Specification

 

Privacy Notice

 

Stockport Council – Valuing Diversity