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Job Type: Senior Social Worker (Grade 9) Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent Location: Birmingham Positions Available: 2 Hourly Rate: £32.93 About the Role We are seeking two experienced Senior Social Workers to join our dedicated Children's Services team. These roles are vital in providing support and protection for children and young people in need or at risk. You will work closely with children, families, colleagues, and partner agencies to assess needs, plan interventions, and achieve positive and sustainable outcomes. Key Responsibilities Manage a complex caseload, including children subject to care proceedings and child protection plans. Provide consultation, mentoring, and support to less experienced social workers, promoting reflective and evidence-based practice. Model high-quality practice through effective case recording, report writing, and direct engagement with children and families. Lead and participate in multi-agency meetings, family group conferences, and court proceedings. Support advanced practitioners in improving overall social work practice standards. Ensure all work upholds best practice, promotes safeguarding, and protects the welfare of children and young people. Participate in ongoing professional development and training. Essential Requirements Registration with HCPC and an enhanced DBS check. Driving licence and access to a car. Flexibility to occasionally work outside normal office hours and across locations in Gloucestershire. Experience and Expertise Substantial post-qualification experience within statutory children's services, supporting children and families with complex needs. Strong understanding of multi-agency working and achieving positive outcomes. Ability to interpret and apply legislation, case law, and statutory frameworks effectively. Proven experience mentoring or supervising colleagues or students. Skilled in managing complex and high-risk cases with professionalism and empathy. Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies Expert understanding of assessment and intervention frameworks. Strong grasp of attachment, separation, loss, change, and resilience. Skilled at assessing and managing risk while supporting others to develop these skills. Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities, even in high-pressure or challenging situations. Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice. Demonstrated leadership in promoting a learning and development culture. Qualifications Essential: MA/MSc/BA/BSc in Social Work or equivalent HCPC-approved qualification (e.g., DipSW, CQSW, CSS). HCPC registration . If you're passionate about making a lasting difference in the lives of children and families, this is your opportunity to be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team. Apply today and help make every child's future brighter.

Ackerman Pierce is currently supporting a leading local authority within Havering to recruit for an Adavanced Practitioner Children's Safeguarding team within the Social Care industry on a permanent basis paying up to £54,267 to £58,461 P/Annum + Benefits. Key Responsibilities : Contribute to the delivery of an effective children's social care service as part of a social work team, improving outcomes for children and young people. Manage caseloads dependent upon experience, grade of post and complexity of cases, utilising specialist knowledge for appropriate interventions, needs and assessments, care planning and child protection investigations. Carry out high quality assessments, using child-centred, community focused, and multi-agency interventions to bring about positive change through developing effective relationships and to secure the best outcomes for children and young people. Ensure children and young people are adequately protected in line with Staffordshire LSCB and departmental policy and procedures and relevant legislation. Identify and assess levels of risk and need and delivers protective or supportive services for children at risk, in need and/or looked after. Attends a range of meetings, including child protection case conference meetings and court hearings. Experience preferred: Post qualifying experience of working as Advanced Practitioner within the UK Social Care industry. Minimum Requirements: HCPC Registration 3 years post qualifying experience within the UK Social Care industry Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you) Eligibility to work in the UK Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce: Your own personal consultant Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide DBS and Compliance Service Quick and Easy Registration Process Access to CPD To discuss this Advanced Practitioner - Children's Safeguarding vacancy or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Havering and the surrounding areas please email your updated CV to us or contact Dan Mulvey for more information. Job Title: Advanced Practitioner Salary: up to £54,267 to £58,461 P/Annum + Benefits Location: Havering

Ackerman Pierce is currently supporting a leading local authority within Havering to recruit for an Adavanced Practitioner Assessment team within the Social Care industry on a permanent basis paying up to £54,267 to £58,461 P/Annum + Benefits. Key Responsibilities : Directly manage and supervise a small number of qualified and non-social work staff Manage a caseload of complex and challenging cases Support team manager in maintaining and developing high professional standards across the team Have specialist knowledge of an area of social work practice with children and families that can be used across the service. To represent the service in developing key service provision or local strategic initiatives Take responsibility for developing skills, expertise and knowledge for a wide range of practice issues and to provide consultation, coaching and mentoring within the team, including effective case management, purposeful evidence- based interventions, analytical assessments and high quality written work. Support team development and recruitment process. Experience preferred: Post qualifying experience of working as a Senior Practitioner - Assessment and Intervention within the UK Social Care industry. Minimum Requirements: HCPC Registration 3 years post qualifying experience within the UK Social Care industry - including child protection work Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you) Eligibility to work in the UK Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce: Your own personal consultant Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide DBS and Compliance Service Quick and Easy Registration Process Access to CPD To discuss this Advanced Practitioner - Assessment vacancy or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Havering and the surrounding areas please email your updated CV to us or contact Dan Mulvey for more information. Job Title: Advanced Practitioner Salary: up to £54,267 to £58,461 P/Annum + Benefits Location: Havering

Ackerman Pierce is currently supporting a leading local authority within Havering to recruit for an Adavanced Practitioner Children With Disabilities team within the Social Care industry on a permanent basis paying up to £54,267 to £58,461 P/Annum + Benefits. Key Responsibilities : Within the framework of the appropriate legislation, regulations, departmental procedures and child care policy, assess for and provide services to children and families in need, with appropriate supervision. Including responsibility for children and families where needs are particularly complex and problematic. Liaising as necessary with other divisions, Council Departments, health colleagues, schools, carers, voluntary and independent sector providers, to ensure that services are efficiently and effectively provided. Senior Practitioners may be responsible for supervision of some staff (up to level III Social Workers) in the service. In accordance with the National Assessment Framework, making comprehensive assessment of needs, in partnership with the child, parents, other family members and professionals as appropriate. Planning, implementing, reviewing and terminating interventions. Working closely with the specialist Transition Service in the Adult Division, in order to facilitate a seamless transition for young people to move forward into adulthood and into adult service provision, working closely with the specialist Transition Service in the Adult Diversion. Providing reports to Child Protection Conferences. Formulating and progressing care plans for looked after children in line with departmental procedures. Maintaining personal contact with looked after children at a rate no less than that laid down in Placement Regulations. To act as duty social worker as required. To make recommendations to Managers (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; to contribute to training; to have liaison responsibilities and to represent the team on working parties and other bodies as required. Experience preferred: Post qualifying experience of working as Advanced Practitioner within the UK Social Care industry. Minimum Requirements: HCPC Registration 3 years post qualifying experience within the UK Social Care industry Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you) Eligibility to work in the UK Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce: Your own personal consultant Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide DBS and Compliance Service Quick and Easy Registration Process Access to CPD To discuss this Advanced Practitioner - CWD vacancy or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Havering and the surrounding areas please email your updated CV to us or contact Dan Mulvey for more information. Job Title: Advanced Practitioner Salary: up to £54,267 to £58,461 P/Annum + Benefits Location: Havering