Senior Practitioner - North Team (Adult Social Care)

Location: Hybrid role based at Town Hall, Romford, United Kingdom

Salary: £56,058–£60,393 per year

Company

hirify.global is a local authority serving residents across the hirify.global.

What you will do

• Support the Team Manager in leading a busy Adult Community Team.
• Provide supervision, case consultation, and professional oversight to social workers and community care assessors.
• Support the team duty function and oversee statutory Care Act and Mental Capacity Act responsibilities.
• Ensure proportionate reviews, welfare contact, robust risk management, and timely safeguarding escalation.
• Monitor quality, productivity, allocations, priorities, and operational performance while reducing backlogs.
• Help shape the Waiting Well model and improve resident outcomes through strengths-based, preventative practice.

Requirements

• Social Work England registration as a Social Worker.
• Substantial experience in Adult Social Care.
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, and safeguarding.
• Experience supervising practitioners and supporting sound professional decisions.
• Strong assessment, analytical, risk management, communication, coaching, and partnership-working skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, lead change, and motivate staff.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent full-time position with a hybrid working arrangement.
• Opportunity to improve outcomes for residents and support vulnerable adults.
• Anonymised recruitment process focused on applications being assessed on their merits.
• A supporting statement of no more than two A4 pages is required.

Hiring process

• Submit an application with a supporting statement explaining how the criteria are met.
• The closing date is 26 October 2026, although the vacancy may close earlier if interest is high.
• Interview date to be confirmed.