Job Title: Senior Practitioner (Team/Case Manager)
Salary: £42,059 - £52,583 per annum
Location: Coventry
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Benefits of Working at Dudley Lodge:
- Should you work a night shift you will be paid an additional £11.03 allowance for each night worked.
- Shift patterns that make your commute calmer and quicker.
- Continuous training and professional development opportunities
- Staff wellbeing events throughout the year
- Team building days
- Employee Assistance Programme - this is a scheme run by Dudley Lodge for its employees. It enables staff to gain access to qualified advisors for a wide range of services day or night.
- Cash plan - After 1 year’s continuous employment, you can opt for free cover under this Cash Plan policy.
- A pension scheme with Standard Life, Dudley Lodge contributes 5% towards your pension, also matching additional employee contributions up to 7.5%. The company will increase its contribution to 10% after an employee has reached their 10 years’ service, on condition employees contribute the same.
- Life Assurance - Group Life Assurance Policy with Unun Life. The scheme provides a tax-free benefit to all permanent employees, paying a lump sum amount of 2 x salary in the event of death in service.
- Free tea, coffee, water and fruit for all staff
- Enhanced holidays:
- 22 days plus 8 bank holidays - up to 5 years continuous employment
- 27 days plus 8 bank holidays - up to 10 years continuous employment
- 32 days plus 8 bank holidays - over 10 years continuous employment
- Flu Vaccine: For Staff that do not qualify for the flu vaccine through the NHS
- Bike (Cycle) Scheme: Staff can purchase a bike (max, £1000 or 50% of monthly contractual salary). The employee cycle loan request form should be completed for validation.
- Long Service Awards: We value our staff and to show recognition we offer long service awards.
Purpose of Job:
To be part of the Senior Management Team which is responsible for undertaking comprehensive assessments with vulnerable children and their families in a residential setting, applying the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families (2000) and adhering to Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023).
Further, to supervise and oversee a team of Family Assessment Workers, providing on hand support and advise as well as supervisor oversight, review of performance and to provide a high quality and dependable standard of service which meet our organisations values and standards.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Effectiveness Areas:
- Senior Management Team Membership
- Family Assessment
- Staff Management
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Senior Management Team Membership
Main Responsibilities:
- To assist and support the Centre Managers and Executive Team members in the management of the Centres and the staff.
- To develop in conjunction with the Centre Managers and Executive Team, a safe, structured, learning environment which is based on the values and standards of behaviour of Dudley Lodge as set out in the Dudley Lodge Way.
- To look for opportunities to improve existing practices. To establish and maintain appropriate liaisons with other professionals.
- To represent Dudley Lodge at community/professional functions and to promote its services.
2. Family Assessment
Main Responsibilities:
- To ensure that the child's immediate welfare is afforded paramount consideration,
- To conduct assessments which fall within the ‘Working Together documents’ protocol,
- In conjunction with the Centre Managers and members of the Executive Team, develop existing policies and procedures, service provision and resources,
- To case manage up to three families (community based or residential) at any one time and provide cover for any absent Case Manager.
- To be responsible for undertaking comprehensive assessments taking a leading role in: -
- Constructing an ‘initial’ baseline (2-4 weeks) assessment
- Undertaking comprehensive parenting/risk assessments that inform other professionals and the court, long term recommendations in relation to the welfare and safety of a child
- Devising, implementing, supervising and evaluating work programmes incorporating direct interventions which will inform your final recommendations
- Completion of reports and finalising the assessment process making decisive recommendations.
- To work with parents/carers, social workers and relevant others on Pre-placement plans, work programmes and interventions which address identified needs. These would include:
- Teaching parenting skills and practices
- Assessing child and family interaction and parental ability
- Construction and testing of hypotheses regarding family functioning and needs
- Providing structured feedback to parents/carers
- To monitor and evaluate the effects of any such intervention on a child's emotional and physical wellbeing.
- With others, to represent the organisation at Court, providing written and verbal evidence as required.
- To understand and implement Birmingham and Coventry's Child Protection and Adult Protection policies and procedures as appropriate
- In relation to residential placements – to manage the relevant arrangements for accommodation of families prior to admission to the Centre, including health and safety aspects, equipment, staffing and other resources as appropriate
- To meet deadlines for submission of written reports and prioritise workloads effectively within established timeframes.
3. Staff Management
Main Responsibilities:
- To manage a staff team (numbers to be agreed dependent upon experience), effectively and efficiently. This will include: -
- Responsibility for the quality and standards of service provision,
- Developing and managing a Performance Management process for the staff team,
- To provide ‘on-call’ advice, guidance and support for staff members, on a rota basis in conjunction with other Case Managers,
- To provide training/mentoring/supervision to develop and sustain standards of performance and service,
- To work on own initiative and judgment whilst actively engaging as a team member with co-workers.
For more details regarding duties and responsibilities please see:
Senior Practitioner (Team/Case Manager) Job Description & Person Specification
To Apply:
If you wish to apply for this position, please download the Application Form here
Please note CV's will not be accepted. Completed applications should be sent to: Recruitment@dudleylodge.co.uk
Close date: 27th November 2025
Unfortunately we do not respond to unsuccessful applicants that have not been shortlisted following their application form.
*Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. We do not offer sponsorship for this position*