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Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is now recruiting for Senior Practitioners to join their Children's Community Services Team.

Band: 7

Reports to: Senior Social Worker

Responsible to: Director of Social Work, Children's Community Services

Job Summary

In this role you will primarily responsible for the direct provision of quality social work services to children and families.

You will be required to exercise enhanced responsibilities in relation to the case management process and/or involve the discharge of statutory duties in respect of children in need. These include:

• The ability to demonstrate enhanced levels of practice

• Competence/skills in areas such as direct practice with children and families

• multi-agency working

• user and carer involvement

• Knowledge of organisation systems and process and the wider social policy context

You will also be expected to provide support and advice to other team members, and continue to attend to your professional development through training, supervision and learning.

Essential Criteria

1. Current registration with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council on the social work part of the register

OR

Have Current Registration with one of the Social Care Regulatory Bodies in England, Scotland or Wales and be eligible to register with NISCC. In these circumstances applicants must be able to demonstrate at interview they will be in a position to register with NISCC should they be offered a post with the Trust by providing evidence of their current Registration. Before taking up appointment, applicants must have secured Registration with NISCC on the Social Work Part of the Register.

1. A minimum of 3 years' post qualifying experience, gained in working with families and children , by end of July 2026

1. A current full driving licence valid in the UK and access to a car. This criterion will be waived in the case of an applicant whose disability prohibits driving, but who is able to organise suitable alternative arrangements

1. Having achieved or giving a commitment to achieve an award in social work within the NI PQ Framework and linked to the service area, within three years of appointment to the post

1. Knowledge of legislation, policy, procedures and current issues in Family and Child Care

Evidence of experience of working with children and families gained in programmes of care other than the Family and Child Care programme may also be submitted.

Desirable Criteria

1. Ability to communicate effectively in speech and writing.

1. The ability to work in partnership with staff within and outside the programme of care.

1. Experience in the use of Microsoft office products including at least one of the core packages i.e. Outlook (Email) Word, Excel, PowerPoint or MS Access.

1. Effective Planning & Organisational skills with an ability to prioritise own workload.

1. Effective Communications skills to meet the needs of the post in full.

1. Ability to identify solutions to problems and implement them effectively.

1. Demonstrate a commitment to the provision of high quality and safe services with an ability to drive a culture of continuous improvement including a capacity and commitment to contribute to the learning and development of staff, colleagues and students.

1. Ability to work in a computer literate environment.

For more information and to apply, please visit:

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 30th June 2026 at 4.30pm

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Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Emergency Duty Team to work full time based in Hillingdon.

The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £54,903.00 per annum.

Main duties:

• With appropriate supervision, assess for and provide services to children and families in need within the framework of the appropriate legislation, regulations, departmental procedures and child care policy. This will include responsibility for children and families where needs are particularly complex and problematic.
• To ensure that services are efficiently and effectively provided, liaising as necessary with other divisions, Council Departments, N.H.S trusts, schools, carers, voluntary and independent sector providers.
• To maintain high standards of professional practice within their own workload and to promote and enhance such practice within the team and division.
• Senior Practitioners may be responsible for supervision of some staff (up to a level III Social Workers) in the service and share the operational management of the service.
• All postholders are expected to maintain professional standards of practice and to work in accordance with the Departmental vision, values, procedures and managerial guidance.
• To manage a caseload of children and families.
• Making a comprehensive assessments of need, in partnership with the child, parents, other family members and professionals as appropriate in accordance with the National Assessment Framework.
• Planning, implementing and terminating interventions.
• Making referrals to the Community Mental Health Team where adults have particularly complex or problematic needs and maintaining liaison with psychiatric services in order to promote timely and effective management of mental health problems.
• Formulating and updating child protection plans, with appropriate guidance from the Group Manager.
• To make recommendations to the Group Manager (or other budget holder as appropriate) regarding financial expenditure entailed in care plans and to undertake delegated financial responsibilities.
• To take responsibility within the team for the development of practice, and contribute to training, and to have liaison responsibilities and to represent the team on working parties and other bodies as required.
• To undertake any other duties as may be required commensurate with the grading of the post in order to meet the changing needs of the service.

Requirements of this Senior Practitioner job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Continual professional development.
• Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning Best Candidate Care at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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Apply now to join the Senior Practitioner - Kinship Fostering Team in Birmingham and take the next step in your career with Sanctuary Personnel.

We do not accept CV's, to apply for this post please follow the apply link provided to complete an application form or direct link to the external organisation.

Any CV's submitted on Total Jobs will not be considered.

We are looking for someone who

• Is 22 years of age or above (to meet Ofsted regulations) click apply for full job details

Senior Residential Support Worker

£13.50 to £14.00 per hour

£65 per sleep shift.

The young people in our care range between the ages of 8-18 years of age and have a range of behavioural and emotional needs.

We are looking for enthusiastic, energetic, flexible and caring people to join our team to work across our homes in Nottingham to continue improving the lives of the young people within our care.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will be involved in all aspects of their everyday lives and the positive impact you will have is immeasurable.

Of-course - no day is the same here, however here is what a day in the life of one of our Senior Support Workers could look like:

• Leading shifts and deputising for the Registered Manager where required
• Ensuring that our incredible team of Residential Care Workers are up to date with all mandatory learning and assisting with their individual development
• Communicating with the on-site team and raising awareness with regards to individual care plans and their implementation
• Maintaining accurate written records in logs, continuation sheets and files both to record information and enable regular monitoring and evaluation to take place
• Contributing to team and staff meetings to facilitate good communication and staff development
• Providing support and care to the young people within our services
• Encouraging our young people in their preparation to re-enter education or to engage in their current schooling
• Traveling with our young people to and from School or College
• Preparing food at meal times and maintaining the home (cleaning, laundry etc.) throughout the day to ensure a wonderful environment for the young people in our care
• Organising and facilitating social activities

Candidates MUST have at least 1 years of experience and be enrolled on Level 3 in Residential Childcare OR have 2+ years experinece working in a Children's Home.

We are seeking an experienced Residential Children's Team Leader/ Senior Support Worker to join our team. This is a rewarding opportunity to work in our new specialist home that will support one young person only.

It's essential that you possess the ability to endure these challenges and work to rebuild trust and rapport when needed click apply for full job details

Job Title: Senior Residential Care Worker
Locations: Chorley, PR7
Salary: £16/hour + £65 per sleep-in
Rota: 2 days on, 4 days off
Contract: Full-time (includes evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins)

About the Role
Our client provides specialist residential care for children affected by emotional and behavioural difficulties due to neglect, abuse, or trauma click apply for full job details

Job Description:

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced Senior Residential Support Worker to be part of a team for our childrens home, supporting up to four young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD).

This is a unique chance to help shape the culture, routines, and therapeutic environment of a new service from the very beginning click apply for full job details

£36,231 - £40,640 assuming good attendance and up to 4 sleep ins per month

Working in our Childrens Homes means being a part of a young persons day to day life. This means being there for the highest highs and lowest lows. Our shift leaders enable our young people to get their childhood back and create pathways to become well rounded adults an incredibly rewarding role to click apply for full job details