Senior Practitioner Preparing for Adulthood – Adult Social Care

Senior Practitioner Preparing for Adulthood – Adult Social Care – Find Yourself in Hackney Skip to content Find Yourself in Hackney jobs and careers Menu Home Job search Leadership Opportunities Our Council Hackney Council and the Borough Join Hackney’s Transformation Team Join Hackney’s ICT Service Join Hackney’s Adult Services Join Children and Families Services Rebuilding a better Hackney Our Values What we offer Where we work Apprenticeships and Placements Management Trainee Programme Apprenticeships Apprenticeship Blog Placements Free job-finding support Find Yourself in Hackney > Job search > Senior Practitioner Preparing for Adulthood – Adult Social Care Senior Practitioner Preparing for Adulthood – Adult Social Care Send this job to a friend Print this page Recruitment privacy notice Job details Salary - Grade GBP £53,994 to £56,154 53994 - PO4 Contract Type Permanent Contracted Hours Full Time - 36 hours per week DBS Required Yes Department Adults, Health & Integration Service Adult Social Care Closing date 15/11/2026 Apply Now Preparing for Adulthood Service (PfA) We are seeking a qualified social worker for the role of Senior Practitioner to join our growing team within Preparing for Adulthood Service (PfA) will be key to providing quality social work to the people of Hackney. You will join our dynamic, integrated multi-disciplinary community service which provides specialist health and social care services to adults with learning disabilities and complex needs in Hackney. As a Senior Practitioner within PfA, you will be key to providing support to practitioners at all levels of their career development and utilising your supervisory skills and deputising for the Team Manager in helping support your team to achieve the very best outcomes for our residents. The Preparing for Adulthood Service (PfA) is passionate about supporting young people to lead a life of their choice. Our individualised approach maximising independence and promoting wellbeing is at the heart of what we do. As a multidisciplinary team our social work practitioners work closely with health disciplines, sharing skills, knowledge and experience to ensure the delivery of quality and robust services for our residents. Our service is proud of its strength based, trauma informed practice that promotes inclusivity and understands intersectionality in practice. We are seeking individuals who share our commitment to our Hackney values. In return, we will support you to feel safe in your practice and decision making, empowered to help people manage positive risk, and with opportunities to develop and grow in your career. PfA offers exciting opportunities to experience the breadth of social work from Care Act (2014) assessments and safeguarding through to complex court of protection work and mental health admissions. Working closely with our partners in Children’s Services and Education our multidisciplinary team comprises psychology, psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, dietetics as well as speech and language therapy. PfA works with young people between the ages of 18-21. If successful, you will have the opportunity to develop professionally with access to Hackney’s strong training offer, whilst working with young people with mental health diagnosis, autism, learning disabilities and or physical disabilities. We welcome applications from those with experience in both children’s and adult services. You will have a sound knowledge of the key principles of the Care Act, the Mental Capacity Act and Safeguarding as well as all other relevant legislation relating to the provision of services for adults with a learning disability. You will need to be a qualified Social Worker and be registered with Social Work England. You will also have a significant level of post qualification experience within statutory Adult Services including providing supervisory / management support to social work practitioners. Experience o