Senior Practitioner - Adolescent Team Salary: £44,208- £50,424 per annum (plus a £6,000 annual market supplement*)
Grade: F
Permanent Contract
37 Hours per Week

Are you experienced working with young people looking for a new challenge? We are looking for dynamic, passionate, and experienced worker to join our Adolescent Team. If you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of young people, this might be the perfect role for you! This is an opportunity to be a part of a bespoke services for young people on the edge of care. Join us in our mission to build safety, offer intensive support, and make a lasting impact on the lives of young people and their families.

What are we looking for?
- Worker with a passion for working with adolescents aged 14-17.
- Individuals who understand the complexities faced by young people vulnerable to entering care due to home relationship breakdowns, child exploitation, or outcomes from the youth justice system.

Why join us?
- Innovative Approach: Be a part of a team that values both traditionally and alternatively qualified workers, ensuring that support is intensive, creative, and most importantly, led by the young person.
- Protected Low Caseloads: Our multi-disciplinary team work collaboratively and intensively, allowing you to build meaningful relationships and provide focused support. - Continuous Learning: We encourage out-of-the-box thinking and offer numerous opportunities for professional growth and development.

Rated Outstanding across all areas in our most recent Ofsted Inspection, Thurrock Council. Thurrock has a friendly and supportive Children's Services Department and we work within the Signs of Safety model, use a contextual safeguarding approach and are passionate about developing social work staff with a good training and development offer.
- Excellent remuneration package inclusive of basic salary and market supplement*
- Generous annual leave entitlement
– 25 days rising to 30 after 5 years’ service
- Career average pension scheme
- Relocation packages
- Salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work schemes
- Flexible working to enable work life balance.
- maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave above the statutory minimum
- Reflective supervision and management support
- 24-hour health advice and support
- Excellent training opportunities and an established CPD programme
- Funded DBS
- Mileage 45p per mile

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an Enhanced level with Children's Barred List is required for this role.
*Market Supplement is Subject to Annual Review Advert

Closing Date
- Redeployment Only: 22nd May 2025
- Internal & External: 8th June 2025

For any role related questions please contact the hiring manager Emma Berkshire by email on Emma.Berkshire@thurrock.gov.uk