Senior Practitioner - Family Safeguarding in Peterborough

Senior Practitioner – Family Safeguarding

Salary range: (currently unspecified). Contract: Permanent. Pay Grade: 12. Weekly hours: 37.

All About the Role

Tight teams, manageable caseloads and life‑changing results drive us. We believe in better outcomes for children and young people and in job satisfaction for our dedicated social workers.

As a Senior Practitioner you will hold a complex caseload of children in need, child protection, and cases in the court arena. You will be empowered to make important decisions and flex your creative muscle to solve challenging situations with innovative solutions.

Easy access to complementary teams and services – with multi‑disciplinary collaboration – is provided. At Peterborough, Housing, Children with Disabilities, Adult Social Care, Legal, and other teams are all in one purpose‑built office with river and green space views and a city centre location close to main road and rail transport links.

All About Our Team

We are committed to continual growth and improvement. Our priority is to maintain manageable caseloads to support staff and families. We are expanding and looking for a Senior Practitioner to join us.

All About You

• Current registration with Social Work England.
• Diligent and detail‑oriented.
• Experienced yet willing to learn new things and maintain continuing professional development.
• Willingness and ability to travel between locations.
• In‑depth knowledge of the legal and policy frameworks that inform social work practice in Children\’s Social Care.

Benefits

• Annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays; ability to buy up to 10 additional days pro‑rata.
• Paid sick pay and local government pension scheme.
• Access to Vivup benefits, including in‑store and online discounts, Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes.
• Car lease scheme.
• Flexible bank holiday usage.
• Additional voluntary contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to pension.
• Development opportunities, including apprenticeships.
• Paid volunteering hours each year.
• Access to equality, diversity and inclusion network.
• Employee Recognition Awards.

Commitments

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, especially under‑represented groups including disabled people, care leavers and minority ethnic communities.

We are committed to making the recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk.

Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact

Babs Burton
Recruitment and Retention Officer