Senior Practitioner in Family Safeguarding

**Job Summary**:
Contract Type:
Permanent

Working Hours:
Full time

Advert Start Date:
07/02/2025

Advert End Date:
11/03/2025 23:59

Employment Location:
Sand Martin House, Peterborough

**Salary**:
Grade 12 - £45,718 - £49,764

Vacancy ID:
106532

Closing date:
11 Mar

**Further Information**:
**_Senior Practitioner - Family Safeguarding_**

**_All about the Role_**

Tight teams, manageable caseloads and life changing results is what gets us out of bed in the morning.

It’s a bold statement to make but we believe in better outcomes for children and young people, allied with job satisfaction for our team of dedicated social workers.

Do you believe in the power of the Family Safeguarding approach; with multi-disciplinary teams and positive results, delivered through significantly better outcomes for some of the most vulnerable and at-risk children.

As a Senior Practitioner you will holding complex caseload of Children in need, Child protection and cases in the court arena.

We want you to feel empowered to make important decisions, flexing your creative muscle to solve challenging situations with innovative solutions.

Do you want easy access to complementary teams and services, ideally co-located in the same building, to make collaborative work much easier? At Peterborough, the Housing, Children with Disabilities, Adult Social Care, Legal and other teams are all easily accessed within a purpose-built office, which benefits from large river and green space views and a city centre location that is also close to main road and rail transport links.

**_All about You_**
- You have current registration with Social Work England
- You are a diligent and detail oriented individual.
- You are experienced while still being willing to learn new things and maintain your own continuing professional development.
- You have the willingness and ability to travel between locations.
- You have an in depth knowledge of the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate social work practice in Children’s Social Care.

**_All about our Team_**

You might be aware that in 2023 Peterborough’s Children’s Services received an OFSTED judgement of inadequate — but within that report it was highlighted that children in need of protection, and those with more complex needs, receive appropriate support from the family safeguarding teams. And for most children, it was highlighted that risks and needs are identified, and interventions are provided at the right level.

But we always want to improve and expand the Family Safeguarding team, ensuring we keep caseloads at a manageable level and for that reason, we are recruiting.

We believe that high-performing teams should be rewarded with a market leading salary and generous retention bonuses that reward your hard work. At Peterborough these yearly lump sums are on top of your salary and include:

- 2.5% of your starting salary payable on the 1st anniversary of your start date
- 7.5% of your starting salary payable on the 2nd anniversary of your start date
- 10% of your starting salary payable on the 3rd anniversary of your start date
- Fixed lump sums payable every year thereafter depending on your grade

Does this sound like somewhere you could flourish? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

**_All about our Benefits_**

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme
- Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics scheme
- Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
- Access to car lease scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

**_All about our Commitments_**

We proudly serve the vibrant and diverse communities of Peterborough and are committed to reflecting this diversity within our team. A diverse workforce benefits everyone - our employees, the organisation, and the communities we serve.