Contract Type: Permanent

 

Salary: Grade I. Scale 35 - £43,421 to Scale 39 - £47,420 with a professional bar at Scale 37 - £45,441**

 

Hours: 36 hours per week

 

Base Location: Ashton Old Library, Old Street, Ashton under-Lyne

 

Closing Date: Monday, 8th April 2024

 

Assessment Date: To be arranged

 

In Tameside we are committed to building a safe, happy, healthy and successful future for our Cared for Children ensuring that they receive the best standard of care and opportunities to achieve optimal outcomes. In order to achieve this we are looking to add an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Practitioner to our Cared for Children service. 

 

The Senior Practitioner role is the first step on the management ladder. You will be part of a team led by a Team Manager. You will hold a small caseload of complex cases whilst supporting the Team Manager in improving the service delivery to our cared for children by providing a mentoring and coaching role for social workers and you will deputise for the team manager in chairing meetings and providing management oversight for cases.

 

You will contribute to ensuring timely care and permanence planning for children, achieving this through professional and reflective supervision, supporting staff learning and development and ensuring the production of high quality work to improve the outcomes for our Cared for Children.  

 

You will be an experienced practitioner with a high level of skills and knowledge who models good practice and is passionate about achieving good outcomes for children.  You will have excellent leadership skills and commitment in contributing towards our vision of meeting the holistic needs of our cared for children and are able to work collaboratively and creatively in order to achieve this. 

 

You will be surrounded by a friendly and supportive network of experienced managers, who will provide you with a comprehensive induction, training, help, and advice to enable you to reach your full potential.  We are well on the way to implementing the Signs of Safety and Signs of Belonging practice model, and training will be available to all new employees. 

 

In Tameside, we like to look after our employees and offer a fantastic range of employee rewards and benefits, including: 

To find out more about our rewards and benefits package click here

 

For further information about this role or informal discussion please contact Joanne Brown, Service Unit Manager on 0161 342 4456 or joanne.brown@tameside.gov.uk.

 

 

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

 

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English in the person specification

 

** This post is classified as being in a professional job category.  As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria:

 

1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above, AND 

2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND 

3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND 

4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level. 

 

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We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers carers and ex-military personnel. Please click here for more information on our guaranteed assessment scheme.

 

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer.  Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.