Senior Practitioner
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Job Title: Senior Practitioner
Salary: £49,056 – £55,323 dependent on experience
Grade: PO4 - PO5
Retention Bonus: Up to £3000 (terms & conditions apply)
Contract Type: Permanent
Number of Posts: x 1
Working hours per week: Full Time
Application Deadline: 02/08/2026
Proposed Interview Dates: TBC
Reference: 2174
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a welcoming and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have tight-knit and diverse communities. Our work is always resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded: we’re a borough focused on meeting and exceeding the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace wellbeing, skills, progression and diversity.
The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email [email protected] so we can arrange an alternative application method.
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About the Senior Practitioner role:
The Senior Practitioner will be an experienced social worker playing a key role within teams to support high-quality service delivery. You will be supporting the Team Manager and colleagues, as well as working with families to assess their needs, determine an appropriate support plan and care package, and ensure the plan’s implementation.
They will have a caseload including complex work, will provide quality assurance, and will help the team manager to coach less experienced colleagues. They will have opportunities to directly influence and promote the training and development of social workers and social work students in the department.
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