Senior Social Work Practitioner/Team Manager

Senior Social Work Practitioner/Team Manager (18149)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Permanent Senior Social Work Practitioner/Team Manager post within Barnardo's Simpson Family Resource Centre, Bangor.

The successful applicant will be an experienced Social Worker with previous experience of providing supervision and support to team colleagues and managers, as well as experience of undertaking complex assessment and education with families.

Simpson Family Centre is one of three Family Centres in the South Eastern Trust locality, and we work closely with our Trust colleagues to provide Family Assessment and Intervention Services to parents in order to contribute to decision-making processes for children, young people and families.

The successful candidate must meet the following essential criteria:

• Hold a professional qualification in Social Work recognised by NISCC & Registered with the NI Social Care Council.
• Have a minimum of 2 years' post-AYE and recent experience in a family and childcare setting across Hardiker levels 3 & 4.
• Experience of undertaking complex assessments and/or court directed work and contributing to statutory decision-making forums including the provision of written reports.
• Experience of working therapeutically with children/families effected by adverse experiences e.g. trauma, social disadvantage, family breakdown, parenting difficulties, mental health, domestic violence and substance misuse.
• Experience of applying child protection/safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Experience of supervising and supporting others within the workplace.

Location: Simpson Family Resource Centre, 40 Manse Road, Bangor, BT20 3DE

Hours: 22.2 per week – Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £34,353 - £42,120 p.a. pro rata

Closing: Midnight Monday 28th February 2024

Interview Date: Tuesday 5th March 2023

Contact Email: people.ni1@barnardos.org.uk

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A waiting list will be held in the event that similar vacancies arise during the next 12 months.

The successful candidate will also be required to undertake enhanced Child and Adult barred AccessNI check.