Senior Practitioner - Adolescent Team
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Job Description
Senior Practitioner - Adolescent Team
Salary: £44,208- £50,424 per annum (plus a £6,000 annual market supplement*)
Grade: F
Permanent Contract
37 Hours per Week
Are you experienced working with young people looking for a new challenge?
We are looking for dynamic, passionate, and experienced worker to join our Adolescent Team. If you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of young people, this might be the perfect role for you!
This is an opportunity to be a part of a bespoke services for young people on the edge of care. Join us in our mission to build safety, offer intensive support, and make a lasting impact on the lives of young people and their families.
What are we looking for?
- Worker with a passion for working with adolescents aged 14-17.
- Individuals who understand the complexities faced by young people vulnerable to entering care due to home relationship breakdowns, child exploitation, or outcomes from the youth justice system.
Why join us?
- Innovative Approach: Be a part of a team that values both traditionally and alternatively qualified workers, ensuring that support is intensive, creative, and most importantly, led by the young person.
- Protected Low Caseloads: Our multi-disciplinary team work collaboratively and intensively, allowing you to build meaningful relationships and provide focused support.
- Continuous Learning: We encourage out-of-the-box thinking and offer numerous opportunities for professional growth and development.
Rated Outstanding across all areas in our most recent Ofsted Inspection, Thurrock Council.
Thurrock has a friendly and supportive Children's Services Department and we work within the Signs of Safety model, use a contextual safeguarding approach and are passionate about developing social work staff with a good training and development offer.
- Excellent remuneration package inclusive of basic salary and market supplement*
- Generous annual leave entitlement - 25 days rising to 30 after 5 years' service
- Career average pension scheme
- Relocation packages
- Salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work schemes
- Flexible working to enable work life balance.
- maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave above the statutory minimum
- Reflective supervision and management support
- 24-hour health advice and support
- Excellent training opportunities and an established CPD programme
- Funded DBS
- Mileage 45p per mile
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an Enhanced level with Children's Barred List is required for this role.
*Market Supplement is Subject to Annual Review
Advert Closing Date
- Redeployment Only: 23rd February 2025
- Internal & External: 9th March 2025
For any role related questions please contact the hiring manager Emma Berkshire by email on Emma.Berkshire@thurrock.gov.uk
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About Us
Why Thurrock?
Working at Thurrock Council gives you the opportunity to join an organisation that is changing at pace, one where you can make a real difference to the lives of the people we serve.
Thurrock Council is moving towards a new community leadership approach which involves linking with local partners and communities as we shape our improvement for the years ahead.
This is an exciting time to join us, to shape the future success of our changing organisation and to have a positive influence on our borough.
Our location
Thurrock is located on the north bank of the river Thames. Our urban centres are a vibrant mix of established towns and new young communities, with a diverse and growing population of around 160,000 residents.
We are an emerging cultural and arts centre, home to the production centre for the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills. We have excellent retail and leisure opportunities, including Lakeside Shopping Centre, country parks, forests, and marshes.
Thurrock is just half an hour journey away from the centre of London by train and well connected by road.
Staff benefits
We offer lots of staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement and hybrid working. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.
Further information can be found here Employment benefits | Working for the council | Thurrock Council
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification.
We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do.
For further information about Thurrock Council please visit our website: Thurrock Council