Senior Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time

Role Overview

Kent County Council's Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children's Service is seeking a Senior Practitioner to join their team. As a Senior Practitioner, you will be responsible for providing social work support to newly arrived unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in social work, with experience in working with vulnerable children and families. You will be responsible for managing a complex caseload, supervising social worker assistants, and acting as a duty senior to enhance your management skills.

The role offers a competitive basic salary between £43,810 and £49,989, dependant on experience, and the potential to earn up to £61,489 per year when market premiums are applied. You will also receive a minimum of 29 to 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and an extra day off at Christmas.

The service is developing as a centre of excellence for social work practice nationally, and you will have the opportunity to enhance and develop your social work knowledge and skills. You will also have the opportunity to work nationally across the UK, both with other Local Authorities under the National Transfer Scheme and with key partners.

We support our social workers to ensure they have the resources they need to make a difference where it counts. Kent is the ideal place to progress your career.

Our Offer

  • Full induction
  • Manageable caseloads of between 15-18 cases
  • Annual Leave allowance of 29 to 30 days (plus bank holidays and an extra day off at Christmas)
  • Up to £2,000 car market premium
  • £3,000 annual market premium
  • £3,000 golden hello (welcome) payment
  • An additional £3,500 market premium
  • Relocation packages up to £8,000
  • Excellent local government pension scheme
  • The opportunity to develop knowledge in niche areas of social work and expand your knowledge and skills of working with children seeking asylum.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.

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