Children’s Senior Practitioner - Children Looked After Team
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- England,West Midlands,Shropshire
- Full Time, Temporary
- £38 per hour
Job Description:
Full job descriptionAbout the Role
Shropshire Council is recruiting Children’s Senior Practitioners to join their Children Looked After Service.
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced practitioners to take on a senior role supporting children in care, ensuring they receive the right interventions, stability, and long-term outcomes. You will play a key role in care planning, safeguarding, and progressing permanency plans, working closely with children, families, and partner agencies.
Location: The Guildhall, Shrewsbury (Hybrid Working)
Contract: Initial 3 months (with review)
Requirement: Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
Key Responsibilities
*Manage a caseload within the Children Looked After Service, maintaining high standards of practice
*Undertake assessments informed by direct interventions with children and families
*Progress care and pathway plans, ensuring children access appropriate services at the right time
*Complete statutory visits to children in foster care, residential settings, or placed at home
*Lead and coordinate key meetings, including:
*Care planning meetings
*Risk management meetings
*Placement stability meetings
*Personal Education Plan (PEP) meetings
*Statutory reviews
*Provide guidance, advice, and support to children, families, and carers
*Undertake some court work, including:
*Revocation of care orders
*Special Guardianship Order (SGO) applications
*Placement order applications
*Participate in the team’s duty system
*Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic case records and documentation
*Work collaboratively with parents, carers, and multi-agency professionals
About You
*Be a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
*Have significant experience within Children Looked After / safeguarding services
*Demonstrate strong skills in care planning, assessment, and case management
*Have experience with court work and legal processes
*Be confident working in a multi-agency environment
*Possess strong communication, leadership, and organisational skills
*Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle
Why Join Shropshire Council?
*Opportunity to work in a well-established Children Looked After Service
*Flexible hybrid working model
*Supportive team environment with strong management oversight
*Competitive hourly rate
*Opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children in care
If you’re an experienced Children’s Senior Practitioner role and make a real impact, apply today.
Shropshire Council is recruiting Children’s Senior Practitioners to join their Children Looked After Service.
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced practitioners to take on a senior role supporting children in care, ensuring they receive the right interventions, stability, and long-term outcomes. You will play a key role in care planning, safeguarding, and progressing permanency plans, working closely with children, families, and partner agencies.
Location: The Guildhall, Shrewsbury (Hybrid Working)
Contract: Initial 3 months (with review)
Requirement: Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
Key Responsibilities
*Manage a caseload within the Children Looked After Service, maintaining high standards of practice
*Undertake assessments informed by direct interventions with children and families
*Progress care and pathway plans, ensuring children access appropriate services at the right time
*Complete statutory visits to children in foster care, residential settings, or placed at home
*Lead and coordinate key meetings, including:
*Care planning meetings
*Risk management meetings
*Placement stability meetings
*Personal Education Plan (PEP) meetings
*Statutory reviews
*Provide guidance, advice, and support to children, families, and carers
*Undertake some court work, including:
*Revocation of care orders
*Special Guardianship Order (SGO) applications
*Placement order applications
*Participate in the team’s duty system
*Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic case records and documentation
*Work collaboratively with parents, carers, and multi-agency professionals
About You
*Be a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
*Have significant experience within Children Looked After / safeguarding services
*Demonstrate strong skills in care planning, assessment, and case management
*Have experience with court work and legal processes
*Be confident working in a multi-agency environment
*Possess strong communication, leadership, and organisational skills
*Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle
Why Join Shropshire Council?
*Opportunity to work in a well-established Children Looked After Service
*Flexible hybrid working model
*Supportive team environment with strong management oversight
*Competitive hourly rate
*Opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children in care
If you’re an experienced Children’s Senior Practitioner role and make a real impact, apply today.
Job number 3873219
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