Senior Practitioner OOH

2 months ago


Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time
Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Front Door Service, and we are seeking to recruit to our highly motivated, friendly and supportive Out of Hours team.

The out of Hours Service provides essential Social Work cover for children and adults across Kent and Medway childrens services. The role provides experienced Social Workers with a unique opportunity to broaden their Social Work knowledge and skill base as well as offering an alternative to standard day time working hours.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work evenings, nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays
  • Maintain high standards
  • Be resilient, flexible, adaptable, forward thinking and positive about improving services outside normal working hours
  • Work at speed and under pressure, whilst maintaining excellent risk assessment and prioritising skills
  • Have excellent communication skills and be competent in and committed to the use of Information Technology
  • Broaden their knowledge and skill base to incorporate working with Adults, including Adult Protection
  • Cope with shift working

KCC offer an attractive benefits package which includes an unsociable hours enhancement, alongside retention and car allowances where eligible.

Applicants are required to hold a Degree in Social Work, CQSW/DipSW or equivalent, and must be Social Work England registered.

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.

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 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.



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