Senior Practitioner - Children with Disabilities Team

This role is for a, Senior Social Worker to join our team of experienced professionals working with children with disabilities and their families, or a Social Worker with extensive experience looking to move into their next role.

It is a varied and exciting role working with children who are in need, those on plans of protection and our child in care frameworks to provide excellent outcomes for all our children.

The post is co-located with other colleagues involved in the lives of children with disabilities and their families. The Children with Disabilities Team works with children from the initial referral through to adult services if required. The successful candidates duties will include:

• Assessing the needs of children with disabilities and their families
• Developing individualised plans, and chairing meetings to ensure plans are on track in partnership with parents/carers and other professionals involved in the child's life
• Use a range of interventions and skills to engage children, young people and their families in working towards the objectives of their individual care plans and ensuring that we hear the voice of the child
• Development and implementation of projects as supported by Head of Service
• Contributing to the supporting of students on placement, and newly qualified staff (some opportunity to complete Practice Educators Course/other relevant training)
• Being a link person for one of our local specialist schools

For further information about this role, please contact Mark Hill by email mark.hill for an informal discussion.

Please note this is not an ASYE position.

As a Senior Social Worker you will be required to work alongside other professionals, to ensure that our children and young people receive appropriate care, education and health services, and any other support needed to ensure their needs are appropriately met.

This role will work directly with children who are subject to a Child Protection Plan, or who have Child in Need status or who is a Looked After Children.

To be a Senior Social Worker for AfC, you will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people. We are looking for someone who can work flexibly, has excellent communication skills and can work collaboratively to achieve shared outcomes. We are also looking for someone who is able to role model good practice and demonstrate excellence and share their learning with others.