Senior Practitioner - Safeguarding

Senior Practitioner - Safeguarding

Senior Practitioners

Permanent

Grade 5 - £40,221 - £48,474 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work across busy multi-disciplinary teams as a Senior Practitioner to oversee and facilitate social work practices.

You will work as part of the community social work teams to deliver on person centred practices where citizens are enabled to exercise choice, control, independence, with a focus on positive risk enablement and making safeguarding personal in accordance with the Care Act 2014.

You will have significant social work experience, the ability to work positively as part of a multi-disciplinary team,





in partnership with other stakeholders, together with an interest in and skills to work within the specific constituency based or city-wide multi-disciplinary team.

You will supervise the practice of qualified social workers, ensuring best practice in adherence to legislative and policy requirements, providing effective supervision and support with professional development, and supporting the Team Manager with overall management of the team.

You should be eligible to be registered with Social Work England.

We’re committed to creating an environment that promotes Equity, diversity and inclusivity, healthy lifestyle choices, wellbeing, and balance.

We’ll empower you to be the best you can be, with coaching, mentoring, and training programmes that meet your professional and personal development needs at every stage of your career with us.

We’re also proud to offer:

- Family friendly policies
- 29 days’ annual leave increasing with length of service, plus the option to purchase additional days.






- Golden Hello payment - £1,000, (upon external appointment)
- Recruitment & Retention Payment - £5,000 per annum (paid monthly over a 12month period, pro rota for part time staff)

For any informal enquires please contact: Danielle Parker [email protected]

You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing,





retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Ref: BCC2295

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.







Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

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