Senior Practitioner

Senior Practitioner - Huntingdon Family Support and Safeguarding Team - Scott House, 5 George Street, Huntingdon, United Kingdom Our Benefits We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage… A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies) Scalable retention payments of up to £9,118 over a 3 year period, starting after your first full year of employment A Refer a Friend Scheme  where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350 Access to our Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE) who will support your development, enabling you to become the best practitioner you can be For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert. About the role Are you a experienced Social Worker and ready to take the next step in your career? We’re looking for a Senior Practitioner to join us in our Huntingdon Family Support and Safeguarding Team. Practitioners in the Family Support & Safeguarding team tell us how much they really value the supportive relationships they have with their colleagues and how flexibly everyone chips in to help one another. We manage a varied caseload of Child in Need, Children in need of Protection, Public Law Outline and care proceedings, focusing on children up to the age of 18. You will all use a Motivational Interviewing approach where you will act in partnership with children and their families to achieve sustainable change and improved outcomes for children. This is an exciting and creative time to join us in Family Support and Safeguarding, and we would welcome applications from a diverse range of workers to enhance our existing workforce.  The role is hybrid with a mix of home and office working.  The office base is Scott House in Huntingdon. If this sounds like an environment where you would thrive, we would love to hear from you For more information, call Nathalie on or email . Interviews will be held week commencing 22nd December Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. About you We're looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their local community, are curious and spot things that others might not see, enjoys building relationships and likes to explore possibilities. You must: Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification. About us Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities. our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.