Job Title: Senior Practitioner, Emergency Duty Team
Location: Dudley
Rate: 33.30
Job Summary
To be a member of the Council's Emergency Duty Team (out of hours social care) which provides a generic out of hours duty social work service for Children and Adult's service users.
Job Description
- To participate in the Emergency Duty Team on going rolling rota, as set out for the Emergency Duty Team.
- To respond to all requests for assistance received during the work shift in accordance with the statutory / relevant Directorate policies, procedures, eligibility criteria, guidance and within available resources
- To assume the delegated responsibilities and decision making that during the normal daytime services by a Team Manager.
- To be responsible for the organisation and planning of work during the working shift according to agreed practice.
- To undertake the appropriate assessments in relation to the Directorate's duties to both Children and Adults.
- To be responsible for maintaining all current Emergency Duty Team records of the working shift, including undertaking all appropriate administrative process.
- Liaise and work with all corporate staff, other professionals and partner agencies to achieve optimal outcomes for all service users.
- To contribute to the evaluation of the Organisational and Team's service Plan
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