Consultant Practitioner - Young Croydon - Children Services - Croydon Council Salary: Grade 15 (£53,607 - £55,620) Permanent - 36 hours per week Retention Payment - £2,500 Hybrid working Job Purpose This is a specialist role focused on preventing and protecting children and young people from exploitation and serious youth violence. We have created a new role to work alongside Social Workers in the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub and Families Solution Service (Early Help). The successful candidate will be responsible within those services for the initial and review exploitation and serious youth violence screening of children who are presenting with needs/risks relating to extra-familial harm. The Consultant Practitioner would also be responsible for supporting practice development via leadership of elements of casework, individual and group coaching, reflective supervision'' quality assurance and workshops in the specific area of expertise. The post holder would be required to directly support the delivery, and contribute to the delivery of, positive safety and well-being outcomes for children in need and their families, where extra familial arm is a key concern. Driving continuous development of Systemic Practice in social work alongside other theoretical frameworks and practice methodologies. Essential Requirements We are looking for Consultant Practitioners, who also are / have the follow: Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England Substantial experience in