Senior Practitioner - CYADS (18-25 Transition Team)

The successful candidate will have:

• Extensive knowledge of the legislation/policies that relate to the Adults adults’ agenda.
• Detailed working knowledge of guidance/procedures/relative to the service area.
• Significant experience in carrying out care management responsibilities in order to advise and guide less experienced staff.
• Experience of working “on duty” in any social work setting.
• Working knowledge on spreadsheets and operational management.
• Ability to write reports to a standard sufficient for them to be presented at internal and external forums.
• Ability to supervise Social Workers about cases therefore supervision experience is preferable. 
• Expert in MS office skills for adopting technology into processes.
• Have a Social Work Qualification i.e. CQSW, DipSW or equivalent.
• Social Worker England registered.
• Practice Educator / Best Interest Assessor or willing to train as a Practice Educator / Best Interest Assessor.
• Ability to travel for business purposes. 
• Commitment to work occasional unsocial hours e.g. to carry out an evening visit or complete the oversight of an ongoing investigation.

Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough, and home to over a quarter of a million people. As one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK,  Harrow is a great place to live, work and visit; in our borough, a range of cultures, religions and opinions come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community.

As part of Harrow Children’s Services, we want our colleagues to live our values. These values describe what we stand for and how we do things at Harrow whilst inspiring, challenging and guiding us towards the delivery of our organisational ambitions and goals. Our three values are: Be Courageous, Do It Together and Make It Happen These values will also help us to achieve our equalities vision of being a proud, fair & cohesive Harrow, a great place to live, work & visit.

Social Work in Harrow is about practicing statutory children’s social work, promoting quality, consistency, and effectiveness of social work practice to ensure that children’s outcomes are positive. In terms of learning and development opportunities it is vital to have a comprehensive understanding of Children’s Services core standards to facilitate best practice in line with UK legislation, statutory and government and local guidance, incorporate the voice of the child in all we do and having an Anti-Racism and Inclusion perspectives.

In addition to the above, we already have a unique development program:

• a Management School

• a comprehensive weekly workshop programme for social workers

• Connected by Culture, a monthly workshop supporting our cultural competence and anti-racist practice.

We offer our social workers:

• Competitive salary inclusive of Market Factor

• The council offers a retention bonus of £3,000, which is paid after 3 years continuous service and a further £3,000 after a further 3 years of continuous service. This bonus is subject to conditions. 

• Up to 25 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 30 days (plus bank holidays) after more than 5 years’ service

• An attractive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) 

• Relocation allowance up to £6,000 (subject to eligibility)

• Development opportunities in key areas of specific lead roles, giving you the opportunity to learn new skills and to develop your practice

• Access to our corporate health and wellbeing services offering free confidential advice on a wide range of issues

If you have any questions about applying for this role, or are interested in having an informal discussion about working in children's social care at Harrow, please contact us at resourcing@harrow.gov.uk