Recruiting Pause Practitioner in Pause GreenwichAre you an ambitious, creative and influential practitioner who is passionate about reducing the number of children being removed into care by supporting women to bring about change in their lives?Pause works with women who have experienced - or are at risk of - repeated pregnancies that result in children needing to be removed from their care.The programme gives women the chance to pause and take control over their lives, breaking a destructive cycle that causes both them and their children deep trauma, as well as reducing huge costs to society and the taxpayer.The role:As a Pause Practitioner, you will be responsible for implementing a range of interventions and support measures as part of an integrated package of health, therapeutic and social support. if you'd like to hear more about the Practitioner role.You'll be a big part of a small team, where everyone takes a flexible and collaborative approach to work, and is committed to improving outcomes for vulnerable and marginalised groupsLike Pause, you will be passionate about changing entrenched social issues, and will respond by 'doing things differently'. You will play an integral part of a team where everyone takes an energetic, flexible and collaborative approach to their work, and are committed to improving outcomes in society.For more information, please contact Amanda Naylor, Practice Lead atInterview dates: June 2024For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Amanda Naylor; amanda.naylor@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 8921 8737If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact or call 020-8921-8977Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974).Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this to help you calculate a pro rata salary.Our Staff Values: are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.Related informationPlease read any attached documents before applying for this jobFile size: 349.49 KBFile size: 89.51 KBFile size: 57.65 KBExternal linkExternal linkExternal linkAt the Royal Borough of Greenwich we believe children should enjoy their childhoods, and we are determined to apply child-centred best practice in everything that we do.We have opportunities for Social Workers to join our Permanence and Safeguarding Service, including our MASH team (Multi- Agency and Safeguarding Hub).Social Work - Health & Adult ServicesOur people are important to us. We believe in a 21st century adult health and social care that makes the best use of people’s strengths and resources to ensure our residents, and our workforce, thrive.
