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North Northamptonshire Council is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Practitioner to join its Children’s Care Planning Team. This role plays a key part in delivering high-quality social work practice for children in care, […]
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View JobNorth Northamptonshire Council is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Practitioner to join its Children’s Care Planning Team. This role plays a key part in delivering high-quality social work practice for children in care, ensuring their safety, stability, and long-term well-being. As a Senior Practitioner, you will provide leadership, support, and oversight to social workers while holding a manageable caseload of complex work. You will help ensure that care planning is timely, effective, and always centred on the needs of the child.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead on complex cases involving children in care, including court proceedings, permanency planning, and safeguarding interventions.
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Provide professional supervision, mentoring, and case consultation to less experienced social workers within the team.
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Develop and oversee care plans that are outcome-focused, timely, and regularly reviewed in line with statutory requirements.
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Liaise effectively with internal and external partners, including health, education, and legal services, to coordinate multi-agency support.
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Prepare high-quality reports and represent the local authority in statutory meetings, care proceedings, and reviews.
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Promote best practice by modelling strengths-based, trauma-informed, and child-centred approaches in line with North Northamptonshire’s values and national guidance.