Job Title: Senior Practitioner (Team/Case Manager)
Salary: £43,110 - £53,898 per annum
Location: Coventry
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Benefits of Working at Dudley Lodge:
- Private medical insurance provided through Bupa after 1 years service
- 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. 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:
- 27 days plus 8 bank holidays - up to 5 years continuous employment
- 32 days plus 8 bank holidays - over 5 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 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 send your CV to: recruitment@dudleylodge.co.uk
Close date: 20th May 2026
Successful applicants will be invited in to attend an interview.
Unfortunately we do not respond to unsuccessful applicants that have not been shortlisted following their application.