Children’s Senior Practitioner
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27.97 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2026 |
| Location: | Hereford, Herefordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Wax Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job title: Children’s Senior Practitioner
Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Hours per week: 37
Location: Plough Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0LE,
Herefordshire Council
Pay: £27.97 per hour
The role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Practitioner to help us on our improvement journey. Come and join us on our Restorative Journey of Improvement to gain the best for children and families in Herefordshire.
Working within the Children with Disabilities team, you will provide support to members of the team with specific supervisory responsibility for staff employed as Social Workers, alongside other staff within the Directorate and partner agencies.
This CWD service works across the child’s journey, completing assessment work, including short break assessments, child protection and court work, ensuring there is consistency in social workers leading to relationship based model of practice.
You will be fully qualified (DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent), with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in statutory social care. With honed skills in assessment, report writing, and managing a complex caseload, you will be dedicated to improving the lives of children and families within Herefordshire.
Herefordshire is on a journey and we would like you to be part of our next chapter. This is an exciting opportunity to have a genuine impact on the local authority and help improve and protect the children and young people within it.
Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Hours per week: 37
Location: Plough Lane, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 0LE,
Herefordshire Council
Pay: £27.97 per hour
The role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Practitioner to help us on our improvement journey. Come and join us on our Restorative Journey of Improvement to gain the best for children and families in Herefordshire.
Working within the Children with Disabilities team, you will provide support to members of the team with specific supervisory responsibility for staff employed as Social Workers, alongside other staff within the Directorate and partner agencies.
This CWD service works across the child’s journey, completing assessment work, including short break assessments, child protection and court work, ensuring there is consistency in social workers leading to relationship based model of practice.
You will be fully qualified (DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent), with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in statutory social care. With honed skills in assessment, report writing, and managing a complex caseload, you will be dedicated to improving the lives of children and families within Herefordshire.
Herefordshire is on a journey and we would like you to be part of our next chapter. This is an exciting opportunity to have a genuine impact on the local authority and help improve and protect the children and young people within it.