Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£55,710

About the Role
Do you see yourself making a real difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities? Can you lead and support a high-performing social work duty team with confidence and compassion? If yes, we have the perfect role for you! Our All Age Disability and Learning Disability Service is looking for a passionate and dedicated Duty Senior Practitioner to join our team and help improve outcomes for our diverse communities. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage the integrated duty team within Southwark’s All Age Disability and Learning Disability Service. You will provide daily oversight of duty work, including incoming safeguarding referrals, urgent placements, unallocated cases, and short-term interventions. You will supervise a small team of social workers and an assistant practitioner, ensuring that all incoming work is triaged, managed effectively and progressed in a timely, person-centred way. You’ll play a key role in shaping a responsive, high-quality front-door service for adults and young people with learning disabilities and/or other disabilities.

Experience
A qualified social worker, registered with Social Work England. Experienced in managing or supervising staff within a social care setting. Confident in triaging complex cases and overseeing safeguarding and urgent interventions. Skilled in strength-based assessment, outcome-focused planning, and statutory decision-making. Experienced in using data, performance information, and audit tools to drive improvement.

About you
We are looking for a committed and confident social work leader who brings a mix of frontline experience, professional judgement, and the ability to motivate others. A clear communicator, strong team player, and effective problem-solver. Capable of quality-assuring practice and leading service developments. Committed to anti-discriminatory practice and continuous improvement.

Qualifications
For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.