Specialist Practitioner (family Services) RBKC618414

Job Summary:

Salary range: £55,497 - £63,045 per annum
Work location: London
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check
Closing date: 12th September 2024
Interview date: 24th September 2024

About Us:

Help our social workers and other professionals develop their practice.

At the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, we put local people and businesses at the heart of everything we do, working in partnership with them to provide quality services that are responsive, effective and efficient. Committed to acting with openness, honesty, compassion and humility, we aim to listen and understand in a way that is respectful, encourages involvement and meets the needs of all our communities.

The Role:

This is an important role with the Localities team in Family Services, and will see you providing a high-quality service to vulnerable families and children, and leading on the development of systemic social work practice through education, coaching and research. Advising and mentoring social workers and other practitioners by working on complex family case work, you'll provide specialist advice to staff and play an important role in the development of our practice, work that will include observation, coaching and running reflective practice groups within the team.

You'll have a number of additional responsibilities - these include influencing practice across Family Services in response to local and national learnings and changes in government policy, and engaging in research and analysis activities relating to themes identified following audits and quality assurance exercises. We'll also expect you to undertake case reviews, develop working relationships with clinical staff to promote systemic practice, and work with the education bodies which provide social work qualifying courses.

You will be expected to hold a number of complex cases as a social worker. You will be required to complete risk assessments on families and consider any safeguarding concerns which may be impacting on the child or young person. You will at times be required to work with families under a Child Protection or Legal Proceedings context.

Please refer to the
Job Description for more information.

About You:

With a recognised social work qualification, you'll possess well developed knowledge of the work of social workers and allied professionals in assisting children who are in need, at risk of harm or looked after by the local authority. Capable of analysing complex family problems and interventions which will assist vulnerable and high-risk families, you'll have the skills to form trusted and effective working relationships with children, families, colleagues and professionals from other agencies.

Ready to provide expert advice to staff at all levels of our organisation, you'll be highly organised, capable of managing a broad range of activities and of delivering against commitments. A confident and reassuring communicator with the ability to prioritise your work and manage expectations, we'll also expect you to take a proactive and solution focused approach to everything you do.

Join us, and you can look forward to a package that includes a competitive salary, a high-quality pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. And as a key member of our team, you'll also have plenty of opportunities for development and progression within our organisation.

Please apply online explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description. We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.

Application process

Please do not upload any documents, including CVs/Covering Letters or supporting statements, as these documents will not be reviewed and could result in your application not being shortlisted.

You should describe how you meet the person specification requirements for the position you are applying for in Section G of the application form.

Additional information:

The council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We make sure all our staff are vetted to a high standard by conducting pre-employment checks to assess and assure the trustworthiness, integrity, and ability of prospective employees. This includes validating identity, right to work in the UK, qualifications (where applicable), work history (including the investigation of gaps) and referencing. They may also involve criminal record checks (UK and overseas).

We promote equality, welcome diverse applicants, and ensure inclusivity in our recruitment and selection process.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

Information about the safeguarding of children and support for families: rbkc.gov.uk/children-and-education/safeguarding-children

Information about protecting and safeguarding yourself and others from abuse and neglect: rbkc.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/adult-social-care/safeguarding-adults

We do not accept speculative CVs.

If you have any queries, please contact: recruitmentrbkc.gov.uk

With a recognised social work qualification, you'll possess well developed knowledge of the work of social workers and allied professionals in assisting children who are in need, at risk of harm or looked after by the local authority. Capable of analysing complex family problems and interventions which will assist vulnerable and high-risk families, you'll have the skills to form trusted and effective working relationships with children, families, colleagues and professionals from other agencies.

Ready to provide expert advice to staff at all levels of our organisation, you'll be highly organised, capable of managing a broad range of activities and of delivering against commitments. A confident and reassuring communicator with the ability to prioritise your work and manage expectations, we'll also expect you to take a proactive and solution focused approach to everything you do.

Help our social workers and other professionals develop their practice.

At the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, we put local people and businesses at the heart of everything we do, working in partnership with them to provide quality services that are responsive, effective and efficient. Committed to acting with openness, honesty, compassion and humility, we aim to listen and understand in a way that is respectful, encourages involvement and meets the needs of all our communities.

Join us, and you can look forward to a package that includes a competitive salary, a high-quality pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. And as a key member of our team, you'll also have plenty of opportunities for development and progression within our organisation.