Senior Practitioner

As a Senior Practitioner in the Neighbourhoods Team, you will form part of a dynamic and integral part of this team, to manage complex casework and resources, and to use your expertise to advise, negotiate, advocate and champion the needs of Camden residents. In addition, you will work together with the Team Manager, other Senior Practitioners and colleagues to develop best practice, drawing on current research and evidence‑based practice to promote our What Matters strengths‑based practice approach, keeping the person at the centre of all decisions and helping them to achieve their outcomes.

The team takes a flexible approach to care planning and what matters to our residents to ensure the best outcomes for the people we work with. As a Senior Practitioner in the Neighbourhoods, you will work closely with the Team Manager and Service Manager to embed a strengths‑based practice throughout the service. To support, coach and mentor staff by providing a clear and responsive practice leadership role within the service including modelling best practice, promoting and ensuring the highest professional standards are maintained throughout areas of responsibility.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.

To be considered for one of these fantastic opportunities it is essential the successful candidate is a fully qualified and accredited Social Worker with current Social Work England (SWE) registration and has at least two years post qualifying experience. We strongly encourage applicants to write their applications themselves. While we understand the growing use of AI tools, we believe that personal reflection and authenticity are key to a strong application. Please avoid using AI‑generated content when applying.

At Camden, you will receive a host of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
• SWE Registration Reimbursement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Interest free loans
• Access to our incredible staff networks
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities

At Camden, we want every colleague to feel they belong and can thrive. We welcome applications from all parts of our community, and particularly encourage people from Black, Asian and Other Ethnic Heritage communities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled and neurodiverse people, survivors of domestic abuse, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or with care experience. We know that different voices and perspectives make us stronger, and we are committed to providing the support, adjustments and flexibility people need to succeed.

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier‑free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long‑term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

In keeping with Camden's commitment to inclusion, the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.