Senior Practitioner

Location: Stoke-on-Trent
Salary: £33.33 per hour
Job Type: Locum, Ongoing, Full-time

This is an exciting opportunity in Stoke-on-Trent for an Advanced Practitioner to join the forward-thinking and innovative Court Team in Children and Family Services, offering an incredible chance to immerse yourself in a pilot scheme. This specific role is designed for someone with extensive experience in care proceedings, from the initial stages through to the final hearing and adoption. If you’re looking for a rewarding locum role that allows you to work closely within care proceedings and permanency planning, this is a truly exceptional chance.

The position offers a competitive rate of £33.33 per hour, and the pay rates for this post are fixed, ensuring clarity and transparency from the outset.

Perks and benefits:

– Enjoy competitive pay that recognises your expertise and dedication. Your skills are rewarded with a rate that truly values your specialist knowledge and experience.
– This opportunity provides the ideal platform for professional growth in a fulfilling role. You’ll gain exposure to a variety of challenging and rewarding cases, helping you broaden your professional expertise as part of a recognised pilot scheme.
– Flexible shifts mean you can balance your personal and work life with ease. Working as a locum allows you to have an adaptable work schedule to suit your lifestyle.
– Join a vibrant work environment where support and teamwork are at the forefront. Stoke-on-Trent drips with friendly culture; you will feel like part of a family from day one where collaboration with colleagues and partner agencies is the norm.
– Experience the variety and challenge each day brings, broadening your skills and making a real difference. No two days are the same, keeping things dynamic and exciting while you impact the lives of children and families.
– Free parking ensures your time is spent focusing on what matters most. Enjoy access to critical user parking permits, including use of multi-deck car parks directly next to the office.
– Stoke-on-Trent offers an incredibly compact geographical area, ensuring minimal travel between visits. You can spend more time with families and less time on the road.
– A strong management structure and the opportunity to develop within champion programmes and other innovative projects. Your input matters and will really shape positive change.

What you will do:

– Hold and manage care proceedings from the moment a child enters care through to their final hearing and permanency planning, working to achieve the best outcomes for children and families.
– Undertake all aspects of care proceedings, including court statements, reports, assessments, and planning, while collaborating closely with legal teams, carers, and partner agencies.
– Work directly with children and families, ensuring a family-centred and restorative approach to practice is consistently applied.
– Implement permanence plans, including adoption where necessary, ensuring each case benefits from your expert input.
– Use reflective supervision to help shape and support others within the team and contribute to learning and development.
– Participate in Stoke-on-Trent’s initiatives at the forefront of social care, including restorative practices and family hubs which aim to support early intervention and prevention methods.

Stoke-on-Trent is one of the UK’s most welcoming cities, known for its strong sense of community and collaborative culture. Voted one of the friendliest places in the country, it’s a compact city with a unique vibe and a shrewd ability to box above its weight. With limited travel and access to plenty of local resources, it’s the ideal place to work and live for professionals ready to make a real difference.

Experience the charm of living in Stoke, while enjoying the many professional advantages that working in a city with such a connected and supportive social care team brings. This is your opportunity to grow, lead and thrive!

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