Senior Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Shefford, United Kingdom Central Bedfordshire Council Full time

**Team**:Assessment team

**Job Family**:Supporting - CBG11

**Salary**:£36,554 - £39,700 per annum pro rata + MRS (Market Rate Suppliement) of £5,150 + Enhanced MRS £4,350

**Hours**:37 hours per week

**Base Location**:Working from home and any CBC offices, including Priory House, Shefford. You will be expected to attend a CBC office location on a monthly basis, and as needed to carry out your role

**Contact Type**:Hybrid** - **Permanent

**Closing Date**:Rolling advert

**Interview Date**:TBC - this will take place via Microsoft Teams. This software is free for users. If there is an issue with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interview.

**About Us**:
Central Bedfordshire is an ambitious authority, determined to be an exemplary one. Our strategic location and high quality of life mean we are one of the fastest growing areas in the country.

As a council we face the same challenges every business does - investing in the right places and delivering great results. Except for us, it’s all about our 289,000 residents. We’re totally focussed on helping to improve their lives and making Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work.

We have set values and principles to represent the way we work and how we operate as an organisation. You can view a list of these in detail on our website.

This is a great time to join us on our journey.

**About the role**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen with the Assessment team to support the service as a Senior Practitioner. You will be one of number of case holding senior practitioners across the service who support the team manager in leading the team and driving excellent practice.

The Assessment service has been graded consistently good by Ofsted, the service is supportive in developing practitioners to be well skilled and professional social workers delivering excellent social work practice to children and families of central Bedfordshire

The Assessment team operate a rolling duty system so you would only be expected in the office for one in 3 weeks, the other weeks you will work remotely however a welcoming office environment is available for you as an when you need it.

**What we can offer you**:
As well as joining a friendly, dedicated, and hardworking team you will have access to numerous benefits, including:

- A hybrid working arrangement giving you the option to work from home and access any CBC office location. We recognise and value the importance of supporting our employees to balance their home and work life and to be able to work in the most efficient way.
- A £250 one-off hybrid worker payment to help you adapt your home for safe and suitable working conditions
- A comprehensive IT package to support you to work safely and effectively
- The ability to work abroad for up to a month a year
- Annually paid social work fees for qualified social workers in adults and children’s (including senior practitioners) and Team Managers where required
- Generous family friendly policies and practices
- A welcoming and inclusive environment that empowers differences
- Friendly and supportive staff networks
- Annual leave allowance 24 days + statutory holidays rising to 31 days with length of service.
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). This is a valuable part of our rewards package for employees and includes Life Assurance. You can find out more on the Bedfordshire Pension Fund website.
- An exceptional Employee Assistance Programme which helps support employees with workplace changes as well as other work, family and personal issues
- A huge variety of courses and role-specific training and learning to help you succeed and develop
- Access to discounts on top UK retailers and local retailers

Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire 'A great place to live and work’.

Sustainability matters to us. We aim to lead by example in tackling climate change. Read more about the action we’re taking on our website: Climate change - tackling it and our strategy.

You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this **Senior Practitioner Recruitment Pack**Safeguarding**:

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