Your new company

Birmingham City Council are seeking an experienced Senior Practitioner for their Best Interest Assessor project .

Your new role

As a BIA - Senior Practitioner - you will support, direct and manage BIA Assessors, be responsible for the allocation of assessments, s upport the safeguarding of adults under the statutory guidance of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), provide effective and high quality review and quality checks in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines, Directorate policies, standards and guidelines.

We are also looking for someone who can commence working with us quite quickly for a 3-month contract in the first instance, with the potential to be ongoing for the right candidate. You will be 'Hybrid working' .

3 months rolling contract

35 hours full time per week (hybrid working)

What you'll need to succeed

Qualification as Best Interest Assessor
Degree or equivalent Social Work Qualification

Social Work England registration

Up-to-date refresher training

Eligible to work in the UK

Hold a full UK drivers' licence- preferred

Post-qualified experience

What you'll get in return

Working with Hays, you will receive a bespoke specialist recruitment service with your own personal consultant. In addition, you will receive:

• Lifelong career partner with over 15 years of recruitment expertise
• Specialist in Adult Social Work Recruitment
• Recruitment partner for Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull and Coventry Councils
• Exclusive access to the latest Qualified Social work vacancies
• Helping you upskill through our My Learning platform, network forums and resources
• Transparency on timesheet/payroll platform - Option to be paid PAYE or Umbrella Ltd
• Support for CV writing and interview skills
• *£250 reward for referring another Qualified Social Worker , who we then place.
• You will be offered a competitive salary.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.