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Senior Practitioner
- Posted 10 March 2026
- Salary 33.3
- LocationWalsall WS1 United Kingdom
- Job type Contract
- Sector Social / NGO / Health & Care
- ReferenceRQ1706500
Job description
3 month contract role with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
• Provide advanced social work support within Children’s Services, focusing on safeguarding children and supporting families through effective intervention and assessment.
• Work as a senior member of the team to manage complex cases, provide professional guidance to colleagues and ensure high standards of safeguarding practice.
• Deliver a strengths-based and family safeguarding approach to improve outcomes for children and young people.
• Support the team in assessing risk, implementing care plans and ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities and safeguarding legislation.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
• Manage a complex caseload involving children, young people and families requiring safeguarding interventions.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of children and families to identify risks, needs and appropriate support.
• Implement and review care and protection plans in line with statutory requirements and safeguarding procedures.
• Apply the Family Safeguarding model to support families and improve outcomes for children.
• Provide guidance and professional support to social workers within the team.
• Participate in strategy discussions, child protection conferences and court proceedings where required.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies including education, health, police and community organisations.
• Monitor and review safeguarding interventions to ensure effective service delivery and positive outcomes.
• Maintain accurate case records and ensure documentation complies with statutory and organisational standards.
• Contribute to service development and promote best practice within the team.
Skills/Experience:
• Qualified Social Worker with at least 3 years post-qualification experience (PQE) in children’s social care.
• Strong experience in family safeguarding and child protection practice.
• Experience managing complex safeguarding cases involving children and families.
• Knowledge of relevant children’s social care legislation, safeguarding frameworks and statutory guidance.
• Strong assessment, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi-agency partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing for court and case documentation.
• Ability to support and guide colleagues within a team environment.
• Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Proficiency in case management systems and Microsoft Office applications.
Additional Information:
• Bi-Weekly Payments.
• Location: Darlaston (West locality).
• Working Pattern: Hybrid working – approximately 2–3 days in the office.
• Working Hours: 37 hours per week (09:00 – 17:30).
• Rate: £33.30 per hour (UMB)
• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience required.
• Family Safeguarding experience is essential.
• Driver essential due to travel requirements within the locality.
• Completion of the DfE form is mandatory – applications without the completed form will be rejected.
