Senior Practitioner

Job Description

Based at County Buildings, Market Street, Forfar.

This job is workstyle 3 - Flexi.

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from a variety of locations including working from council buildings and you can work from home to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner to join our Localities Team based in Forfar.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated practitioner to support the delivery of high-quality social work services for children, young people and families across Angus.

The Localities Team is made up of Social Workers and Family Support Workers who work collaboratively to provide support, intervention and protection to children and families.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will play a key role in providing professional leadership, guidance and support to team members, ensuring effective assessment, planning and intervention in line with legislation, policy and best practice.

Key responsibilities include:
• Managing complex cases and contributing to risk assessment and decision-making.
• Promoting positive outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Ensuring high standards of practice, recording and case management.
• Working collaboratively with partner agencies to deliver coordinated support.
• Supporting and mentoring Social Workers and Family Support Workers.
• Contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced practitioner who is passionate about supporting teams, improving outcomes for families, and leading high-quality practice within a busy and supportive Localities Team.

If you require any additional information please contact Lesley Gibson 01307 491850 or gibsonla@angus.gov.uk or Kayleigh Black blackk@angus.gov.uk

Please note interviews will be held - to be confirmed- to be confirmed- to be confirmed- to be confirmed.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We are happy to discuss flexible working during the recruitment process for this position. This means we are open to a conversation about working patterns and the flexibility that is available for this role whilst managing the workload.

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.