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Senior Domestic Abuse Practitioner

£28,598.62

Staffordshire Moorlands

Permanent

Full-Time

As a Senior Domestic Abuse Practitioner, you ll support adults and families living in our safe accommodation services. You ll deliver focused and tailored one-to-one support to help them live a life free from abuse.

What you ll do:

• Process customer referrals, identify risk and support needs, and deliver tailored practical, emotional and advocacy support for both male and female service users.
• Line manage staff and contribute to a safe, flexible, and high-quality support service.
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners, attending meetings (e.g. MARAC/CYP) and advocating for customers.
• Support customers with housing, benefits, tenancy responsibilities, and progression towards independence.
• Assist with service delivery, including rota management, on-call support, reporting, and meeting targets/funding requirements.
• Happy to clean and prepare voids.

Who you are:

• A good level of education such as GCSE English and maths, or equivalent.
• Experience delivering support to customers, recognising their individual needs, making sure they have access to opportunities, all while meeting set deadlines.
• Experience supporting adults with complex needs such as relationship abuse and mental health.
• Knowledge of safeguarding.
• Experience of supporting a team, completing appraisals and check-ins.
• Knowledge of housing and health and safety requirements in a safe accommodation setting.
• An understanding of domestic abuse, including the impact on those affected by it and the legal and practical remedies available to them.
• The ability to work well under pressure and in complex situations.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good computer skills.
• Domestic abuse and safeguarding qualifications.
• A full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle for work.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check.

Apply now! We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Our client Medway council is looking for a Senior Practitioner to join their Children's social work team.

Main purpose of the job:

• Safeguard and promote the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people through the provision of high quality social work practice, supporting them to achieve their full potential, living within their family if safe to do so.
• Participate in effective partnership working and engagement and to work collaboratively with a range of organisations, statutory and voluntary in delivering services to children and young people.
• To comply with legislation, statutory guidance and local policies and procedures.
• To be competent in all areas of the PCF at Experienced Social Worker level and The Knowledge and Skills Statement (KSS) for approved child and family practitioners.

Accountabilities and outcomes:

• Manage a complex caseload within a framework of appropriate reflective supervision, undertaking focused, analytical assessments, SMART plans and reviews that have clear objectives and outcome measures in order to ensure that all vulnerable children receive a service that reflects the Council's commitment to achieving positive outcomes for our looked after children.
• Demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations that reflects a commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice, assessing and managing higher levels of risk and working collaboratively with children, young people and their families.
• To work with children and families in a variety of diverse and complex contexts, such as mental ill health, disability, substance misuse, domestic abuse, sexual and criminal exploitation, radicalisation, poverty, discrimination, and immigration.
• Provide expert advice and support to less experienced staff on aspects of casework ensuring a high level of practice is demonstrated.
• Contribute to the learning and development of others either through supporting a newly qualified social worker, supervising a family support worker, acting as a Practice Assessor for students on placement, or contributing to training activities in a specialist areas.
• Lead on an area of practice (i.e. contextual safeguarding, completion of DV risk assessments, etc) for the team or service and support others to enhance their knowledge and skills in relation to that subject.
• To be a Signs of Safety Champion and consistently use the Signs of Safety practice model in assessments and interventions with looked after children, their families and their carers.
• Prepare clear, structured and concise reports for meetings, i.e. Child Protection

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Our client Southend-on-Sea City council is looking for a Senior Practitioner to join their Adoption team.

Purpose of Role

• To ensure Southend Borough Council provides a professional Adoption Service that focuses on children's best interests.
• To provide professional and comprehensive casework on the most complex cases within the service. To take a lead on Post Adoption Services and to be a mentor and advisor to team members.

Main Responsibilities

• To provide an efficient and cost effective social work service to children, young people and their families, ensuring that the needs of the children and their parents/carers are professionally assessed.
• To assess and support adoptive carers to ensure that the care that they provide meets the needs of the individual child.
• To gather, investigate, evaluate and analyse all necessary information on assigned cases, demonstrating clarity of assessment, reliability of information, evidenced, conclusions and realistic action plans.
• To develop practice, which takes a holistic view of the individual, locating them in both their immediate and extended social circles, and having full regard to their education, social, recreational, and health needs.
• To ensure that all case work and adoption services comply with statutory requirements, regulation and the Council's policies and procedures
• To ensure that investigations, enquiries and assessments are completed to high professional standards and that each case has in place current Care Plans and Adoption Plans.
• Maintain adequate case recording as directed in the service procedures.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

We are looking for a dedicated Social Workers or Senior Practitioner to join Family Support & Safeguarding Services in Oxfordshire. This is a Full time Role.

Supply Care Solutions are a market-leading Medical, Social Care and Education recruitment consultancy, we offer a range of accredited services across the public sector, providing highly skilled, compliant professionals in all grades and specialties, including short, long term and permanent positions.

• Salary details Social Worker: £41,771 - £45,091 per annum
• Salary details Senior Practitioner: £46,142 - £49,282 per annum
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract Type: Permanent

You should have at least one year post-qualifying experience and will need experience working in long term casework, including CIN, Child Protection, and Care Proceedings.

A full valid driver's license is essential. Access to a car or plan to have one available within 2 weeks of any proposed start date.

You should reside or be willing to relocate to within 1 hour of an office location. International Social Workers who reside and work for a UK-based Local Authority can be offered sponsorship, subject to a successful interview.

About you

As a qualified experienced Social Worker, you will possess good working knowledge of services relevant to children, young people, families, carers, groups, and partner agencies. To succeed in this role, you will have a good understanding of safeguarding, relevant legislation, guidance, policy and procedures, and values and principles of FSS.

It will be hugely beneficial for you to have working knowledge of Motivational Interviewing and the cycle of change and their application in social work with children and families.

Your supportive and energised nature will also help you chair meetings and proactively engage with partner agencies.

It is essential that you can travel to visit clients and attend meetings over a wide area and at short notice.

Job Overview

• To provide professional social work to a caseload of children, young people, and families, appropriate to experience and capabilities, ensuring their views are heard
• To ensure the highest of professional standards and good overall knowledge of relevant law, legislation, and practice in line with the values and principles of FSS.
• To ensure provision of good quality services which integrate government and local guidance and initiatives including, Children Acts 1989 & 2004, Working Together, local Child Protection and Looked After Children procedures, and the DoH, Assessment Framework 2000.
• To provide an efficient and effective service to children, young people, and their families, ensuring that the needs of the children and their parents/carers are professionally assessed, and that relevant interventions are provided where needed, in a timely way.
• To work with families using the FSS Workbook modules, and a strengths-based approach.
• To prepare and submit written reports as and when required, including child protection conference reports and legal reports for care proceedings.
• To attend conferences, reviews and court as required for each case presenting plans clearly, with professionalism and integrity.
• To ensure the Assistant /Team Manager is kept fully appraised of significant information about allocated families, seeking advice as and when necessary.

Qualified Social Worker Requirements

- CSW/CQSW/DipSW/BA/MA in Social Work

- Proven post qualifying experience in working with childrens services

- Current Social Worker England registration

- Current Enhanced DBS Disclosure

- Commitment to the safe care and well-being of vulnerable people

Our Social Workers benefit from

- Competative Rates

- Refer-a-friend scheme

- Assistance with DBS applications

- Dedicated consultant support

- Varied career and flexible working opportunities

If you are interested in this position please apply online or call us directly.

Senior Autism Practitioner - Lanark, South West Area Services

Senior Autism Practitioner

Lanark, South West Area Services

Senior Autism Practitioner (Team Leader)

Full Time Position Available 37 hours per week

Pay Scale: Starting at £34,939 rising to £35,505 after engagement. Opportunity to progress to £37,434 at your own pace

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles

Reference: SA1200

Embracing difference, leading change

Are you looking for your next step in your social care career? Are you a dynamic leader who thrives on building strong relationships, adapting to new challenges, and bringing out the best in others? If you're passionate about coaching and developing teams to grow and succeed together, this is your opportunity to lead with purpose and make a lasting impact.

Join our friendly and dedicated team as Senior Autism Practitioner in Lanark within our South West Area Services.

Across our South West Area Services, we support 48 autistic adults across several welcoming locations. Our care is tailored to each person s needs, including Housing Support, residential care, and transitional assessment services. You ll be joining a warm, dedicated team that s passionate about making a real difference and always looking for ways to grow and improve.

About the Role

As the Senior Autism Practitioner, you ll ensure the successful delivery of each person s service across our South West Services. Leading a team of dedicated Autism Practitioners, you will inspire them to provide a consistent, high-quality support service to autistic people. You will coach and mentor them to ensure they perform to the best of their ability.

Using your outstanding communication skills, you ll collaborate closely with families, agencies and multi-disciplinary teams to implement and further develop support plans designed to help individuals succeed in their day-to-day lives.

Actively involving yourself in the recruitment process, you will always be on the lookout for talented individuals who could make the team even stronger.

This is a superb opportunity to gather experience of a different role, to undertake additional training and lead a hard-working team to success.

About You

To be considered for this diverse role, you must have:
- Experience gained within a supervisory and/or management role within social care

- Demonstrated experience in supporting autistic people

- Experience coaching and mentoring colleagues
- A health and social care qualification, or the willingness to gain an SVQ Level 4 in health & social care and Leadership and Management for Care Services (LMC) qualification provided by the organisation
- A good level of IT literacy, including MS Word and Excel

- A Full UK Driving License.

- Able to work a variety of shifts including evenings and weekends and support with regular on-call support. This can be discussed further at interview.

View the full Job Description HERE

Scottish Autism offers you:

We are proud to offer a comprehensive colleague benefits package which includes a competitive salary and a personalised learning pathway for all. We keep it simple with 3 pay points which you progress at your pace as you develop.

• 32 days holiday pro rata (which increases with your length of service)
• Sector leading training from day one, including fully funded support to complete your necessary SVQ

• Non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Workplace Pension (Employer matched up to 9%)
• Discount platform
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Find out more about our comprehensive benefits package HERE

This post is subject to a PVG Disclosure check. All new employees must have applied to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 3 months of starting in post and be registered within 6 months. Scottish Autism cover all the costs of PVG membership and SSSC Registration for employees.

Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission, and values.

Closing Date 29th July 2026

Be Here, Be You, Create Change

Registered charity number is SC(phone number removed)

Our client Birmingham's Children's Trust is looking for a Senior Practitioner to join their Family Help service.

Job Purpose

To provide a high-quality, statutory social work service within the Family Help model, working collaboratively with children, young people, and their families to safeguard and promote welfare, reduce risk, and achieve sustainable outcomes.

The postholder will hold a caseload of children and families requiring targeted early help, statutory assessment, or Child in Need (CIN) planning, ensuring interventions are timely, strengths-based, and trauma-informed, aligned to the Family Help approach.

Key Responsibilities

1. Case Management and Statutory Duties

• Manage a diverse caseload including:
  • Child in Need (Section 17)
  • Pre-proceedings / Public Law Outline (where applicable)
  • Step-up cases requiring safeguarding oversight
• Complete high-quality statutory assessments, including:
  • Children & Families Assessments
  • Risk assessments and safety plans
• Take appropriate action where there are safeguarding concerns, including escalation in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children.
• Ensure all interventions prioritise the child's safety, welfare, and development.

2. Direct Work with Children and Families

• Build purposeful, professional relationships with children and families using a strengths-based and relationship-focused approach.
• Undertake direct work to:
  • Capture the voice of the child
  • Assess parenting capacity and family functioning
  • Support behavioural and emotional change
• Work persistently with families where there is resistance, maintaining a clear focus on safety and outcomes.

3. Planning, Intervention and Review

• Develop and review Child in Need plans in partnership with families and multi-agency professionals.
• Chair and/or contribute to:
  • Child in Need meetings
  • Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings
  • Core groups (if stepping up)
• Monitor progress and adapt plans to ensure measurable impact and improved outcomes.

4. Multi-Agency Working

• Work collaboratively with partner agencies including schools, health, police, and voluntary sector organisations.
• Coordinate joined-up interventions to reduce risk and avoid escalation where appropriate.
• Contribute to multi-agency safeguarding processes and strategy discussions where required.

5. Recording and Compliance

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records in line with statutory requirements and local policy.
• Prepare high-quality reports for:
  • Reviews and planning meetings
  • Legal processes (where applicable)
• Work within statutory timescales and service KPIs, ensuring audit-ready recording at all times.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.