Senior Practitioner – Safeguarding (Kingston & Richmond)

We are offering a £3000 welcome bonus plus a £3000 annual market supplement for this role! Kingston team location: Guildhall 2, KingstonRichmond team location: Civic Offices, TwickenhamAbout Our Benefits We are focused on creating a positive, supportive environment, where you will have access to a wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and the technology and equipment to enable hybrid working.At AfC you will also have access to…a welcome payment and retention bonus for selected rolesaccess to free parking at your main place of work29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after four years with bank holidays in additionlocal government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)hybrid working, enabling you to work from home, office or the community, with access to the technology and equipment to support youworking with a wide range of families from diverse backgrounds with different presenting issuestravel assistance package for business use, including car and cycle mileage reimbursement, annual season ticket loan or business Oyster cardsa minimum of 12 protected Development Days each year for all staffsupport and recognition from a stable senior leadership team with an open door culturemanagers who recognise complexity of cases and load, value hard work, provide reassurance, build confidence and facilitate career development and progression opportunitiesa huge range of additional professional development opportunities as part of our regional Social Work Teaching Partnership.About you  an effective communicatorresilient worker, able to work effectively in a team or on your own, taking ownership and responsibility for the cases you are assignedconfident and competent with relevant statutory and regulatory framework and have knowledge of an appropriate range of professional interventionsevidence of championing inclusion and diversity whilst making a positive difference to the lives of children and young peoplesolution focused person with the ability to deal with sensitive issues.