Senior Practitioner

Job summary

As a Senior Practitioner, you will be responsible for delivering the emergency social work response on your shift, providing high quality social work when families need this most during emergencies. You will be part of a wider team, and with the support of your Assistant Team Manager on shift, you will be at the forefront of safeguarding our most vulnerable children, families and adults. This role works on a rota of shifts and therefore candidates must be able to work across the shifts out of hours

Main duties of the job

About you You will appreciate this is an important and essential service and as such, the role requires a significant level of autonomy and therefore you must have experience gained from a statutory child protection service. You need to be a qualified social worker with Social Work England registration and should be someone able to manage competing demands, reflective and analytical, and proportionate in your decision-making whilst maintaining a clear focus on the best interests of children and vulnerable adults. Rewards and benefits It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county - we want to do this for our employees too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture and the use of technology to support agile working. We offer some of the very best learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development. Due to the nature of this role, the salary also attracts a 15% uplift for working unsociable hours. We have a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us up to 32 days, as well as giving you the option to buy additional holiday. You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to of your salary; a range of local and national retail discounts; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering. Welcome and Loyalty payment of £3,500.Relocation allowance of up to £8,000.Annual leave starting at 30 days per year (plus bank holidays).A comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support 24x7.Range of family-friendly policies.Childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme, range of staff discounts including travel, holidays, insurance, food, health & leisure activities.Excellent learning and development opportunities.

About us

The Emergency Duty Team is a critical part of our service to children, families and vulnerable adults in Oxfordshire. Our team covers all hours of the week that fall outside of the standard office hours and offers staff a dynamic, fast-paced role responding to those in our communities who require immediate help and support during emergencies out of hours. We are co-located with our police partners at Abingdon Police Station

Job description

Job responsibilities

About Us

The Emergency Duty Team is a critical part of our service to children, families and vulnerable adults in team covers all hours of the week that fall outside of the standard office hours and offers staff a dynamic, fast-paced role responding to those in our communities who require immediate help and support during emergencies out of hours. We are co-located with our police partners at Abingdon Police Station.

About the Role

As a Senior Practitioner,you will be responsible for delivering the emergency social work response on your shift, providing high quality social work when families need this most during will be part of a wider team, and with the support of your Assistant Team Manager on shift, you will be at the forefront of safeguarding our most vulnerable children, families and adults.

This role works on a rota of shifts and therefore candidates must be able to work across the shifts out of hours.

About you

You will appreciate this is an important and essential service and as such, the role requires a significant level of autonomy and therefore you must have experience gained from a statutory child protection service. You need to be a qualified social worker with Social Work England registration and should besomeone able to manage competing demands, reflective and analytical, and proportionate in your decision-making whilst maintaining a clear focus on the best interests of children and vulnerable adults.

Rewards and benefits

It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county - we want to do this for our employees too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture and the use of technology to support agile offer some of the very best learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.

Due to the nature of this role, the salary also attracts a 15% uplift for working unsociable hours.

We have a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us up to 32 days, as well as giving you the option to buy additional holiday. You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to of your salary; a range of local and national retail discounts; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering.

Welcome andLoyaltypayment of £3,500. Relocation allowance of up to £8,000. Annual leave starting at 30 days per year (plus bank holidays). A comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeingsupport24x7. Range of family-friendly policies. Childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme, range of staff discounts including travel, holidays, insurance, food, health & leisure activities. Excellent learning and development opportunities.

Ourcommitment to:Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to: Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to: Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to: Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, full time and part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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