Organisation: Leicestershire County CouncilWork Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RAWorker Category: Field Based WorkerSalary: £42,498- £46,344 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) Plus market premia of £2,250Working Hours: 37 per week Contract Type: PermanentClosing Date: 24th January 2025Interview Date(s): 10th February 2025Our recent Ofsted inspection praised Leicestershire's work to build "strong and long-lasting relationships" with children and families which lead to many families achieving "positive changes" in their lives.? ?They highlighted an "ambitious and child-focused senior leadership that has successfully created a culture where the experiences and progress of children at the heart of social work practice".
?You can read more about our Ofsted Outstanding rating and find out more from staff here About the RoleAs a senior practitioner within the children in care service you will work alongside another SP.
Your role is to review, and progress, the potential for a child in care to be supported through a Special Guardianship Order(SGO).
You will also support children and families where the plan is a return home through placement with Parents.
The role of the children in care service is to support Children in care and their families and a key part of this is to understand when a family or their network are ready to care for their child again.
You will therefore support Family Network Meetings to generate the skills and knowledge, and team around a child to enable a successful return home.Key areas Understanding of the key legislation and regulation around permanence for children and young people and upcoming legislation.
Extensive experience in writing and presenting statements to the court.
Extensive experience in writing assessments, including Placement with Parents and needs assessments.
Ability and experience in managing staff and students.
Ability to present data and updates to senior leaders regarding progress in your area.
To deputise for a team manager within the children in care service when needed, including chairing meetings.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our .About YouTo apply for this post, you must have: A social work qualification (degree or equivalent) Experience of social work practice working with children and families.
Knowledge of safeguarding, child care legislation and social work practice.
An understanding of Trauma informed practice Ability to communicate clearly, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to analyse information to reach a decision.
Ability to manage your time and prioritise tasks, with the ability to respond flexibly to changing requirement.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments.
Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council.
If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work.
The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert.
You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:Angie Lymer-Cox, Placement Service ManagerTelephone: 0116 305 4732Email: section on our career site.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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