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Senior Practitioner – Family Safeguarding

Job Posted: 18 hours ago

Salary: £ 49,282 - 53,460 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Hertfordshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Senior Practitioner – Family Safeguarding 
Salary: £42,839 + £6,443 market-enhanced payment, progressing to £47,181 + £6,279; plus £1,000 welcome payment 
 Contract: Permanent

 About the Team:
 Senior Practitioners join Hertfordshire’s multi-disciplinary Family Safeguarding Teams, working alongside adult-specialist practitioners from substance misuse, mental health and domestic abuse. The model emphasises motivational interviewing, shared decision-making, and reflective group supervision. 

 Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage a protected caseload of complex cases.
Provide professional supervision, mentoring and consultation to social workers and practitioners.
Oversee assessments, enquiries, court work, and child protection interventions.
Promote and embed strengths-based, motivational interviewing practice within the team.
Support service development, quality improvement, and reflective learning.Person Specification:

Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
Several years’ post-qualifying experience (ideally in safeguarding, assessment, or care proceedings).
Leadership and decision-making skills, with experience of managing risk.
Excellent knowledge of childcare legislation, frameworks, and multi-agency working.
Strong communication and reflective practice ability.Benefits:

£1,000 one-off welcome payment 
Monthly market-enhanced payment 
Social Work England registration fee reimbursed 
Additional annual leave 
Hybrid working model To Apply / More Info:
 Please contact Phil – Ackerman Pierce
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