Senior Practitioner - Children in Care Team

Senior Practitioner - Children in Care Team – Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Location: Walsall
Pay/Salary: up to £33.30 per hour
Office Working: 3 Days per week
Contract: Locum

We are currently working with Walsall Council to find an experienced Social Worker for their Children in Care Team within Children’s Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, Walsall are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their services. Walsall offers specialised clinical supervision to support practice, as well as an average caseload of 15 children. 

Duties

• Undertake statutory visits, and assessments as a Corporate Parent
• Undertake Section 7and 37 reports, as well as attending Court, and providing analysis and evidence-based recommendations
• Long term engagement with families, including direct work, capturing the voice of the child
• Attending conferences, such as CIC reviews
• Contribute to care planning, permanency planning and reunification work

What you need

• Social Work Qualification
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced DBS (provided by us)

Why use us?

At Sheldon Phillips, you are not just a number on a board, you are someone we get to know, creating a personal job search that is as individual as you are. Our expert team are trained to ensure that your needs are met, our compliance procedures are quick and efficient, while making sure you find the job you really want.

If you are interested in this Social Work role in a Walsall, call Emily Cooper on [phone removed] or email [email removed].