Senior Practitioner - Duty and Assessment

Our client Walsall council is looking for a Senior Practitioner to join their Duty and Assessment team.

Main purpose of the job role:

• To provide effective help and protection to children, young people, families and carers, and help them to achieve positive outcomes.
• To undertake effective assessment, planning and direct work to safeguard children and young people and to meet their needs, and the needs of families and carers.
• To be responsible for working with complicated and challenging circumstances, and to practice social work in a transparent, accountable and safe way in accordance with professional standards and ethics.
• To develop areas of expertise, specialism and practice leadership that support the development of social work practice

Role specific duties and accountabilities:

• Practice within the prevailing legislative framework and council policies and procedures, under...