Adult Social Care Senior Practitioner

1 day ago


Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Practitioner to join our Adult Social Care Connect Team in North Kent. As a Designated Senior Officer, you will play a crucial role in progressing safeguarding enquiries, risk assessments, and action plans.

This is an exciting opportunity to enhance our locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do. You will work with adults with a range of care and support needs, placing individuals at the centre of their support.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Provide supervision, direction, and guidance to practitioners and social care officers within the Adult Social Care directorate.
  • Ensure that a strength-based approach and proportionate assessment is undertaken to inform care and support planning, to enable people to meet desired outcomes, identified needs, and maintain wellbeing.
  • Promote good practice in safeguarding to ensure recognition and proportionate response to adults believed to be experiencing or at risk of abuse or neglect, and who have or may have Care and Support needs.
About You

We welcome applications from practitioners who can demonstrate post-qualification experience in Social Services, Health related agencies, or related private or voluntary organizations.

You will have experience of managing risk and completing safeguarding enquiries.

The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential.

Our Offer

In return, we offer an attractive benefits package and a commitment to ensuring that you achieve a healthy work-life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements that meet business needs.

You will have excellent opportunities for professional development with access to our social care academy, progression routes, and our newly launched practice framework.



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