Children’s Senior Practitioner

Job Overview: * We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Children’s Senior Practitioner. Responsibilities: * In this role, you will lead the completion of comprehensive assessments and Special Guardianship Order (SGO) support plans, particularly in cases involving additional complexity. * Your work will ensure that children can remain safely within their family networks wherever possible, while promoting long-term stability and permanence. * As a senior practitioner, you will also provide peer support, mentoring, and professional guidance to colleagues while helping to maintain high practice standards across the service. * Prepare and present assessments to fostering panels. * Contribute to care planning discussions and key decision-making processes. * Work collaboratively with fostering, safeguarding, and legal teams. Requirements: * Qualified Social Worker (Social Care). * Minimum 3 years post-qualifying experience. * Experience in Kinship Care / Connected Persons Assessments / SGO Assessments. * Ability to produce high-quality evidence-based assessments. * Experience presenting cases to panels and multidisciplinary teams. Note: No sponsorship available