Focusing on the child, not forgetting you

Bromley Children’s Social Care has recently been awarded an Ofsted rating of “outstanding”. You can view the latest report here.

Senior Practitioner - Safeguarding and Care Planning Team

Salary: £44,951 to £53,373 per annum

plus £2,000 annual retention payment, a £2,000 Golden Hello and lease car

Location: Bromley Civic Centre/Hybrid Working

Senior Practitioner - Job Description/Person Specification

Looking for your next exciting adventure in social work? Look no further! Bromley are seeking highly talented and ambitious registered Senior Practitioner to join us on our journey to excellence.

Bromley is committed to making children and young people in the Borough its top priority. Children’s Social Care at the London Borough of Bromley is progressing well on its journey of improvement and we are seeking highly talented and ambitious people to join us. This role provides you with a unique opportunity to be innovative and aspirational for children.

Over the past 24 months Children’s Social Care at Bromley has changed. We’ve made a huge investment in increasing our staff numbers and lowering our caseloads. As we continue to fill up our teams with permanent staff join us on our journey whilst you still can!

Essential Requirements

• A recognised Social Work degree (BA/MA or equivalent) – applications without this qualification will not be considered.
• Current registration with Social Work England (or eligibility to register prior to commencement).
• Post‑qualification experience in children and families social work within a local government setting.
• Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
  
  

Our values and behaviours have a key part to play in how staff carry out the work of the Council and how we engage and build working relationships with key partner agencies. This framework outlines the desired behaviours that align with our established values, to help create a workforce that are able to deliver services that are seen as ‘excellent’ in the eyes of local people. To read more about our REAL Values and Behaviours, please click here: Values and Behaviours.pdf

• The Safeguarding and Care Planning Service (click here )
  
  

You will be joining an ambitious service with strong leadership and clear lines of support. As part of the Bromley Promise, there will be a dedicated two week induction programme upon joining us, manageable caseloads, you will work in a small cluster team containing just five Social Workers/Seniors and one Team Manager and you will have dedicated time set aside for quality reflective supervision.

We are confident that with your support, we will continue to provide good social care services to our children in Bromley as set out in our improvement and transformation plan. In return we ask that you bring your passion, dedication and skills to us.

Benefits Working For The London Borough Of Bromley

• Golden Hello & Annual Retention Allowance
• Merited pay scheme
• 30 days Annual Leave
• The opportunity to participate in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent training and career development pathway
• Free Car Parking at Bromley Civic Centre
• The ability to claim mileage for business trips in line with HMRC guidance
• Relocation Allowance (up to £8,000) for successful candidates relocating from overseas or the outer southeast area
• A range of salary sacrifice schemes, including for lease cars, technology equipment and for gym.
• Benefit scheme also includes a range of discounts at local retailers
  
  

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.

Applicants must have Degree or equivalent qualification in Social Care, enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check, and be registered with Social Work England (or able to obtain registration prior to commencement of employment). Appropriate and relevant experience and post-qualification experience of children and families social work within a statutory, voluntary or independent sector organisation.

Please note that we do not accept CV submissions from permanent recruitment agencies. If you are a candidate and would like to reach out to the Recruitment team about this role, please email: AcquisitionRecruitment@bromley.gov.uk

Closing date: Saturday 31 January 2026 at 23:59pm