Senior Practitioner - Assessment & Intervention

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Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an experienced Senior Practitioner within the Assessment & Intervention Team to work full time based in Harlow.

The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £49,183 per annum.

Main duties:

* To assist the Service Manager, as required in aspects of the Team's work including the allocation of work; maintaining, developing, and encouraging high professional standards; and supporting the supervision and development of individual staff.

* To keep up to date with good practice guidance, current legislation, Government initiatives and local polices and procedures with a view to playing a lead role in disseminating these within the team.

* To provide consultation, advice, and guidance to Team members on professional issues.

* To assist the Service Manager in developing and maintaining projects within agreed timetables.

* To represent the Service Manager at internal and external meetings where appropriate.

* To write complex reports and briefing papers on policy and operational issues for the Service Manager, Head of Service, Operational Director and to participate in a range of meetings, case conferences or task forces, service, and project management groups.

* To assist in ensuring that team members fulfil expectations in relation to the council's statutory responsibilities, polices and standards and that the practice is anti-discriminatory.

* To provide cover for the work of colleagues as required and arrange cover for the other Team members across the Service where necessary.

* To participate fully in the development and maintenance of effective liaison and co-operation with the local community, community groups, other Authorities, agencies, and non-statutory organisations.

* To participate in inner agency working specifically with Education, the Health Authority, Housing, the Probation Service and other statutory/voluntary organisations.

Requirements of this Senior Practitioner job:

* A social Work Qualification or equivalent.

* Understanding of relevant legislation.

* Continual professional development.

* Social Work England registered.

* Ability to be mobile throughout a wide operational area, including traveling around Essex and beyond.

Contact:

This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; 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.