Children's Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Child Protection & Child in Need

• You will have extensive experience working in a Statutory Social Care Setting with children and families.
• Leading practice improvements across a team and service to include contributing to developing practice within the team and providing mentoring and support less experienced social workers/ASYE’s/students.
• Lead on practice by providing reflect practice to the team.
• Support the daily duty service, to provide a coordinated response to concerns and crisis that arise.
• Have skills and experience in assessing and effectively managing high risk and complex cases, providing a responsive service.
• You will also need good skills in analysis and report writing and be able to meet tight timescales.
• Demonstrate effective and multi-agency information-sharing.
• Ensure children are regularly seen and undertake a wide range of sensitive direct work with parents and children that helps children to understand their lived experiences and promotes change.

Enfield is one of the most diverse parts of London, with all the benefits this brings across our communities, culture, heritage and local economy.  It also has incredibly diverse landscapes – from the urban centres of Edmonton, Southgate, Palmers Green and Enfield Town, to rural areas and farmland in the north of the borough.

Based in the bubbling heart of Enfield Town, situated in a modern newly designed service hub, the new office is an environment which supports our smart working policy surrounded by small businesses, bars, restaurants, a buzzing high street and shopping centre. Our brand new high-tech multiagency office has good transport links into central London and is easily assessable to the M25, A10 and A406.

We are proud of the services we offer to children and families living in the borough and work with partners to ensure children receive the best start in life. We are passionate about improving outcomes and driving up standards and performance. Ofsted has rated our children’s services as GOOD overall, read the full report here

Our offer to you include:

• A rewarding role in an Ofsted rated GOOD children’s services department

• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.

• A blend of remote and office based working  

• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

• Modern purposefully designed working environment in Thomas Hardy House located 5 minutes from the station

• A clear career progression pathway, supported by a comprehensive training programme

• Smart technology assistance including hybrid video conferencing

• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.

• Enthusiastic and proactive staff network groups

• 1 month paid sabbatical for children’s social workers