Permanence Senior Practitioner

Children, Education and Skills

Newcastle upon Tyne

Permanence Senior Practitioner

THIS IS A CATEGORY "E" POST.
Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers BEFORE the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Ref:

CES475(e)

Full time

£41,496 - £44,539 per annum

Newcastle Children Services are seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Practitioner to join our small team of Permanence workers.

The role includes working alongside children’s Social Workers, completing the Child Permanence Reports (CPRs) and compiling Life Story Books as required. In addition to this role, you will be expected to carry a caseload of children who have a plan for adoption.

You will be based within the children’s teams but will be expected to work very closely with our Regional Adoption Agency, Adopt North East, to find suitable families for children and to support adoptive placements through to the Adoption Order. This may involve travelling to other areas of the country to meet prospective adopters and to complete statutory visits.

As this is a Senior Practitioner post in a specialist role, you will be expected to mentor and support colleagues, providing training and guidance around adoption and permanence.

You must have experience undertaking assessments, including assessments of Children in Need, Children in Need of Protection and Cared for Children. You should have experience of undertaking direct work with children and their families. We would particularly welcome applications from workers who have relevant experience of adoption and permanence work.

If you are interested in finding out more about this post, please email Deborah Anderson, Registered Manager for Fostering and Adoption at deborah.anderson@newcastle.gov.uk for more information.

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.

As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.

Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form.

Permanent

Closing date:

13 December 2022

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