Job Description

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.

About the Role:

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.

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.



You will be:


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 A clear communicator, strong team player, and effective problem-solver

Recruitment timetable

Advert close date: 11:59pm on 3rd August 2025



Shortlisting date/s: 5th August 2025



Interview date/s: 12th August 2025

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:


Members of the Armed Forces and veterans Are currently in care, or have previously been in care If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition



We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our

Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Job Reference: SC07560