Senior Practitioner (Senior Social Worker) - Referral and Assessment

Overview

Senior Practitioner - Referral and Assessment Team (Multiple vacancies available!)

Focusing on the child, not forgetting you

Salary: £44,951 to £53,373 per annum (in addition you will receive a £2,000 Golden Hello Welcome Payment, £2,000 Annual Retention Allowance, and other benefits, including a lease car)

Location: Bromley Civic Centre / flexible working (3 days in the office)

Hours: Full time - 36 hours

Contract: Permanent

About Bromley Social Care

Looking for your next exciting adventure in social work? Look no further! Bromley Children’s Social Care has recently been awarded an Ofsted rating of “outstanding”.

Role overview

Bromley are seeking highly talented and ambitious registered Senior Practitioners to join us on our journey to excellence. Bromley is committed to making children and young people in the Borough its top priority.

Responsibilities

This role is within the Referral and Assessment Service. The Referral and Assessment Teams receive all new referrals from the Bromley MASH and undertake Child and Family assessments to determine how best children’s needs can be met. There are 6 teams, each consisting of a team manager and 5 social workers. The teams go onto duty for one week every 6 weeks and during their duty week, social workers will receive new allocations. Social workers carry an average of 8 families and work within a supportive, reflective environment with opportunities for supervision.

The Bromley Promise

• Manageable caseloads for every Social Worker
• Dedicated time for reflective supervision
• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement including an additional three days
• Small Cluster teams with one team manager supervising five Social Workers; Two-week protected induction programme
• Excellent Learning and Development opportunities with bespoke training for every social worker
• Social Workers and team managers have easy and regular access to the leadership team

Values and practice

We are working in a relationship-based practice framework and are looking for a social worker who is passionate about working with children and their families. We are looking for an individual who will be able to form good relationships with families and professionals to bring about positive changes for children and young people. Our REAL Values and Behaviours guide practice within the Council.

Benefits

• Golden Hello & Annual Retention Allowance
• Merited pay scheme
• 30 days Annual Leave
• The opportunity to participate in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent training and career development pathway
• Free Car Parking at Bromley Civic Centre
• The ability to claim mileage for business trips in line with HMRC guidance
• Relocation Allowance (up to £8,000) for successful candidates relocating from overseas or outside the outer southeast area
• A range of salary sacrifice schemes, including for lease cars, technology equipment and for gym
• Discounts at local retailers

Qualifications

Applicants must have Degree or equivalent qualification in Social Care, Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check, and be registered with Social Work England (or able to obtain registration prior to commencement of employment). Appropriate and relevant experience and post-qualification experience of children and families social work within a statutory, voluntary or independent sector organisation.

Equal Opportunity

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. We will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.

Please note: We do not accept CV submissions from permanent recruitment agencies.