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About the Role

Reporting to the Permanence & Post Order Advanced Practitioner/Team manager, this role involves holding a caseload of assessments and/or support cases within the Permanence and Post Order Support Team. Key responsibilities include completing assessments to a high standard within court timelines, safeguarding children and young people, and achieving optimal outcomes. The role requires adherence to relevant legislation and guidance, exemplifying best practice, and providing professional advice to colleagues. This is a fixed-term position for 12 months to provide maternity cover, with potential for contract duration changes.

Responsibilities

Exemplify expert and best practice in relation to assessment and/or support cases of varying complexity.
Ensure relevant assessments (Viability/Connected Person/SGO) are completed to a high standard and within required timescales.
Ensure assessments accurately identify needs and vary in complexity.
Ensure practice complies with relevant legislation, regulations, and practice standards.
Effectively manage/mitigate risks of varying complexity.
Provide professional advice and case-related guidance to team members.
Regularly attend/contribute to Practice Support Group.
Hold a caseload including kinship assessments and delivery of support services to Kinship carers.
Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of Safeguarding requirements.
Demonstrate knowledge of relevant theories/models and incorporate them into professional practice, PSG discussion, and case-related guidance.
Demonstrate critical knowledge of social work-related theories and models in professional practice and case-related guidance.

Requirements

Professional registration with the relevant body (Social Work England).
Experience of completing assessments.
Knowledge of Fostering/Connected carers and Special Guardianship area.
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks.
Satisfactory declaration of interest.
Satisfactory DBS check.
Continued professional body registration.
Ability to speak fluent English with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for effective performance of the role.

Skills

Sound judgement and decision making
Safeguarding children and young people
Professional rigour to assessment and/or support cases
Accurate case related records maintenance
Knowledge of relevant theories/models
Professional practice
Case-related guidance
PSG discussion
Social workers and other professionals development

Location

London

Work Type

Full-time
Fixed-Term

Experience Level

Internal applications only

Salary/Compensations

PO1 - PO4 £41,133 - £52,194
Retention Bonus/ Market Supplement: £2000 per year in two instalments of £1000

Benefits

Retention Bonus/ Market Supplement: £2000 per year in two instalments of £1000

About the Company

Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough, driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, developing new and innovative ways to build our communities.
Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded, focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is an accredited Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employer, demonstrating commitment to a healthy, fair, and inclusive workplace including fair pay, conditions, well-being, skills, progression, and diversity.

Equal Opportunity

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and integral to service delivery and employment.
The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population.
We use statutory duties on race, gender, and disability equality, and best practice in respect of age, faith, and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity.
The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: Promoting equality of opportunity, Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage, Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels, and Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all.
Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
The council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process to reduce the risk of bias in recruitment activities.
The council operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first.
This includes candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments and will consider working arrangements that suit individual circumstances whilst meeting Council needs.