Location
48 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TY

Hours
36 hours per week

Salary
PO5 (£53,919 – £57,150)

Contract Type
Permanent

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Practitioner to join our Adults Social Care team. In this pivotal role, you will manage a complex caseload while providing expert guidance, professional support and case management oversight to social care colleagues. You will undertake assessments for adults with complex and high-risk needs, lead safeguarding enquiries, chair safeguarding meetings, and support the Team Manager in ensuring high-quality service delivery. The post also includes deputising for the Team Manager when required and contributing to the operational leadership of the team.

About the Team
Our Adults Social Care service is committed to supporting residents to maximise their independence, improve wellbeing and achieve positive outcomes. Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you will collaborate with colleagues across adult services, health partners, housing, public health, voluntary sector organisations and other agencies to deliver person-centred and joined-up services. The team is passionate about safeguarding adults at risk and embraces a strengths-based approach that enables individuals and their carers to make informed choices and maintain independence wherever possible.

About Haringey
Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture. Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

Working for Haringey
At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work. We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of up to 31 days plus bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Experience
Substantial post-qualification experience within a statutory health or social care setting, ideally within a multidisciplinary environment. Proven experience managing and developing staff, identifying and managing risk, and working in partnership with a range of agencies to deliver effective interventions.

About You
Passionate about safeguarding and achieving positive outcomes for adults and their carers. Able to communicate clearly and confidently, produce high-quality reports, manage competing priorities and use performance information to drive service improvements.

Qualifications
Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the relevant professional body is essential. A detailed understanding of the legislative and policy framework underpinning adult social care and safeguarding is required.