Senior Practitioner| Children in Care / Leaving Care| Achieving for Children

Senior Practitioner needed for our Children in Care / Leaving Care team in Windsor and Maidenhead - Achieving for Children, paying £42 ph !

• Location: Windsor and Maidenhead
• Employer: Achieving for Children
• Pay Rate: £42 per hour

About Us:

Achieving for Children is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Practitioner – Children in Care / Leaving Care to join its dedicated team in Maidenhead, supporting children and young people across Windsor & Maidenhead.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled social work professional with strong experience in children's services, care planning and supporting young people transitioning from care into independent adulthood.

You will play a key role in promoting positive outcomes for children and young people, ensuring their safety, stability and well-being while providing guidance and support to colleagues within the team.

The Role:

• Manage a complex caseload of children in care and care leavers, ensuring their needs are effectively assessed and met.
• Develop, implement and review care plans, pathway plans and risk assessments.
• Support young people transitioning from care into independent living, education, training and employment.
• Undertake statutory visits, assessments and reviews in line with relevant legislation and local procedures.
• Work collaboratively with foster carers, residential providers, families, education, health services and other partner agencies.
• Safeguard vulnerable children and young people, responding appropriately to concerns and managing risk.
• Provide advice, guidance and mentoring to social workers and other practitioners where required.
• Ensure accurate, timely and high-quality case recording and reports.
• Advocate for children and young people, ensuring their voices, wishes and feelings inform decision-making.

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to the widest variety of jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fees

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