QSW Senior Practitioner Court Team
1 month ago
Your new role
The Court Team is a specialist team within the Safeguarding Service. The focus of the work is with children at significant risk of harm where intervention of the court is necessary to protect them. Many of these children become looked after by the Local Authority in the interim and subsequently may not be able to return to their parents. They may be permanently cared for elsewhere by living with either extended family, long term foster care or adoption under a Court Order.
The Court Team consists of a Team Manager and 6 Senior Practitioners.
This team works in partnership with the Bromley Children’s Legal Team to ensure that children’s cases that are presented to court are well-prepared and timely.
The position requires recent court experience and the ideal candidate would be keen to join a team that specialises in court work within a safeguarding team.
What you'll need to succeed
Knowledge/Experience
The prospective candidate needs to:Be very well-organised, have the ability to communicate effectively and articulate evidence in care proceedings.Write reports to a high standard, that are concise, evidence based for court and adoption panels (i.e. Child Permanency and Adoption Placement Reports) Meet court timelines for submission of statements, care plans, and to effectively parallel plan for children considering all relevant options to secure permanent care at the earliest opportunity for the child. Undertake assessments (i.e parenting and together and apart assessments), plan appropriate intervention and work creatively with children and families who are in court proceedingsHave a good understanding of safeguarding thresholds and ability to assess and analysis risks, including good knowledge of child development and attachment theories and permanency needs of children of all ages.Be able to effectively undertake direct work with children and have the child at the centre of all care work planning.Hold a limited caseload (up to 11 children) to ensure that you implement the highest standards of practice.Work in partnership with colleagues across teams and specialisms and partner agencies to ensure that effective and timely assessments are undertaken of children’s developmental needs and the needs of their families. This will include working in partnership with legal representative and Guardians within the court arena.Undertake risk analysis/risk assessment based on informed professional judgement and use of primary evidence to evaluate the parenting capacity to make changes and ensure they can care for their children safely or whether alternative plans should be implemented.SKILLS & ABILITIESAbility to work within a framework of legislation, guidance, divisional policies and procedures and accountability to senior officers.Ability to relate effectively to children, parents and carers, many of whom may be under stress.This will include the ability to support and facilitate the work of more junior staff who are having to deal with particularly difficult situations.Ability to work as a team member and to form professional partnerships with other staff within the Department, colleagues from other agencies, foster carers and residential workers and health and education professionals. This will include an ability to remain aware of the roles and responsibilities of others and to promote a positive image of the division and department.Skill in analysing complex and problematic situations and in formulating, implementing and reviewing, alongside service users, appropriate assessment and intervention programmes. Skill in communicating clearly orally and in writing, including an ability to maintain concise case records including Looked After Children documentation and to produce reports for case conferences, courts and other bodies.Ability to manage working time effectively in order to meet both professional priorities and administrative requirements.Ability to think creatively in meeting children’s and families’ needs, using family and community networks, voluntary sector and other external resources and provision where appropriate.Ability to contribute to the overall development of the team e.g.: making presentations and leading discussion in areas of professional practice; identifying opportunities for meeting need more effectively; promoting an appropriate and professional climate.Demonstrate appropriate understanding, knowledge and skills in valuing diversity
What you'll get in return
As part of the Bromley Promise there will be a dedicated two-week induction programme upon joining us. We are confident that with your support, we will continue to provide high quality social care services to our children in Bromley as set out in our improvement and transformation plan. In return, we ask that you bring your passion, dedication and skills.
The Bromley Promise:
Manageable caseloads for every Social WorkerDedicated time for reflective supervisionGenerous Annual Leave Entitlement including an additional three daysSmall Cluster teams with one team manager supervising four Social WorkersTwo-week protected induction programmeExcellent Learning and development opportunities with bespoke training for every social workerSocial Workers and team managers have easy and regular access to the leadership team
Some of the benefits of working for the London Borough of Bromley:
Eligibility to join the Lease Car SchemeSocial Workers are classified as essential car users, granting them access to free car parking at Bromley Civic Centre and the ability to claim more on mileage (45p per mile).Membership of the excellent Local Government Pension SchemeExcellent transport linksSalary Sacrifice Schemes make huge savings on the Cycle2Work bike scheme.Employee Benefits Lifestyle Discounts – hundreds of discounts at local and national retailers, restaurants, holidays and many more
What you need to do now
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