Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£57,495 per annum

About the Role
Are you an experienced social worker ready to lead and grow a unique, life-enhancing service? Can you use your expertise to develop a high-quality break and support service for disabled children and young people? If yes, we have the perfect role for you! Our All-Age Disability Service is looking for a passionate and dedicated Senior Social Work Practitioner to join our amazing team and help make a difference today.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and shape Southwark’s Family Link service, which provides daytime and overnight breaks for disabled children and young people by matching them with trained carers.

As the Senior Practitioner, you will:
- Grow and develop the Family Link service in line with fostering regulations and best practice
- Manage and supervise social care practitioners and oversee all F1 assessments for fostering panel
- Provide professional guidance and support on complex cases
- Drive performance and ensure quality assurance across the service
- Collaborate with carers, fostering colleagues, and community partners to deliver responsive, child-centred support

About the Team
The All-Age Disability Service (AAD) supports disabled children and young people aged 0–25, providing a seamless social care journey from childhood into adulthood. You will be part of a values-driven, inclusive, and forward-thinking team that:
- Champions co-production, equity, and innovation
- Prioritises practitioner wellbeing and development
- Supports professional reflection, supervision, and learning
- Celebrates impact and encourages high support and high challenge

At Southwark, we’re committed to Southwark Stands Together, our anti-racism and equity framework. We empower social care professionals to thrive, lead, and innovate so you can truly make a meaningful difference every day.

This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at Enhanced level.

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough.

Experience
Significant experience as a social worker, including in a supervisory role. Proven track record of service or practice development. Strong knowledge of fostering regulations, assessment, and safeguarding processes.

About you
Passionate and dedicated with leadership skills. Excellent communication and ability to provide professional guidance on complex cases. Commitment to inclusive, strengths-based, and anti-racist practice.

Qualifications
A recognised social work qualification and active Social Work England (SWE) registration.