Social Care Practitioner - Social Care Locums : Job Details

The Adult Strategic Safeguarding Team sits within the Commissioning, Performance and Housing Division with the department of People. The team is responsible for all Strategic Safeguarding issues in relation to Adults, including leading organisational safeguarding enquiries, contributing to departmental and multi-agency quality assurance work, and the processing of complaints. The work is overseen by the Local Safeguarding Adults Board (made up of partner organisations including health and the police) and involves a range of multi-agency initiatives to monitor good practice across partner agencies.

What you will be doing:

• Under the day to day supervision of the Senior Practitioner/Team Manager the post holder will work in the adult strategic safeguarding team to ensure effective links with service providers, the council’s operational, contracts and commissioning teams and external regulatory bodies. The post holder will work proactively to work in partnership with service providers to maintain good levels of care and support and address concerns where there arise.
• You will be responsible for maintaining records of safeguarding concerns relating to service providers, make recommendations in relation to Organisational Safeguarding issues and with the support of the Senior Practitioner or Team Manager participate in organisational safeguarding meetings. You will carry out visits to service providers and write reports relating to these.
• We require you to liaise with colleagues within the council and partner agencies. You will collate feedback from Service Users and families to ensure their voice remains central to the work of the team.
• You will maintain accurate and up to date records, including full use of electronic data systems. This will include logging and monitoring of safeguarding concerns. Where complexity arises the post holder can seek advice from the senior practitioner and, where appropriate, the case will be supported by colleagues within the team either through direct involvement or through the provision of guidance.
• You will act as a point of contact for the service providing advice and guidance. You will have a working knowledge of the relevant legislation and be familiar with the implementation of multi agency policies and procedures associated with safeguarding.
• Part of the role, will require you to visit service providers. On occasion you may be required to meet with people living in residential services whose behaviour is challenging.

Hybrid working: This role is hybrid, predominantly you will be working at home, with occasional days working in the office or out in the community. Ideally, therefore candidate will be locally based.

To apply for this role you must have:

Be eligible to work within the UK

We offer:

An excellent referral scheme for each successfully placed referral

Certified complimentary training

24 hour one on one specialist social work consultant based within your geographical area

Employee Benefits Programme

Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment - we offer twice weekly payroll too!

For more information or details of other roles, please contact Simone at Social Care Locums or visit our website to upload your CV.