Senior Practitioner (Qualified Social Worker) | Children's Safeguarding Team | London Borough of Bromley*

• Senior Practitioner (Qualified Social Worker / Registered Social Worker) required to join a statutory Family Support and Protection Service (Child Protection Team)
• Hybrid working
• Office base: London Borough of Bromley*
• You must have a social work qualification and full SWE registration as well as relevant experience to be considered
• London Pledge Rates Apply - Up to 38.50ph

To be considered, it is essential that you have a recognised Social Work qualification (Social Work Degree or Diploma in Social Work) and full Social Work England registration as well as recent or significant relevant experience in a similar role.

If you are interested in discussing this position in more detail, please call Gemma Bridgman on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

Senior Practitioner to start in the Safeguarding service - 6-month assignment

Please submit candidates who can start in the next 2 weeks. When submitting candidates, it is beneficial to detail their interview availability as the panel will work around the candidate if called for interview.

Hourly Rate: Up to 38.50ph - By submitting your candidate you confirm that your candidate is willing to accept the rate advertised should they be appointed

Flexible Working: Since COVID-19 the service have implemented a flexible working approach. Social workers will be expected to visit their children and families face to face however social workers are not required to come to the office and are able to currently work from home.

Caseloads: Between 15 - 20

Expenses: Locums are able to claim back mileage from their place of work to visits (this does not include travel from home to work). The service also have work oyster cards that can be provided.

About the Role and Team:

The Safeguarding & Care Planning Service (East & West) work with children & families following transfer from the Referral & Assessment Service, which occurs if a child/young person is made subject to a Child in Need or Child Protection Plan. Children in Need qualify if they meet through assessment Tier 2.5-3 on the Bromley Safeguarding Continuum of Need and Intervention. The service have a specialist Court Team but at times East and West practitioners will also hold care proceeding cases and work with children & families where the PLO framework has been initiated .

All decisions to initiate care proceedings or PLO are made through a weekly Legal Gateway meeting chaired by a Safeguarding Head of Service.

We are considered Good with Outstanding leadership by Ofsted and are on a journey of Getting to Excellence. Our ambition is to ensure we provide Outstanding services to children and their families at all times. We pride ourselves upon high support and high challenge in respect of practice . We work to the Bromley Relationship Model of practice and training in 'BRM' is delivered by our Principal Social Worker . This model is all about relationships and reflection , working with families rather than 'to' them , helping them find solutions to what difficulties they face in order to empower .

Come and join us and be part of our journey to excellence!

*Please note this vacancy is subject to the London Agency Worker Pledge Agreement which stipulates:-

• Permanently employed Social Workers are restricted from undertaking an agency role with a London Pledge Borough for a 6-month period following departure (if leaving perm role with London Authority, they cannot move to an agency role with another London Authority for 6 months)
• 3 weeks' notice period may be required (at discretion of manager/council)
• Agency workers must have complete 2 years post AYSE (3 years PQ total), before they can be considered for agency roles within London

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