# NRPF Senior Social Worker **Company**: London Borough of Newham **Location**: Newham **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: Full time **Salary**: GBP 53,919 - 57,150 per year **Category**: Social Care **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/nrpf-senior-social-worker-105017?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_2ebc30e6-8a9 ## Description As a Senior Social Worker in our No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) team, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality services to children and families with complex needs. The London Borough of Newham is committed to Building a Fairer Newham, a borough where every child, family, and resident can thrive. Our children's services have been recognised by Ofsted for strong leadership and a culture where good social work can flourish. **Key Responsibilities:** - Manage a complex caseload involving families with NRPF and those who are intentionally homeless, ensuring children's safety and wellbeing. - Undertake NRPF visits to families mainly based outside of London in areas such as Slough, Dover, Southend, Wolverhampton, etc. - Complete high-quality statutory assessments, including Child in Need and Human Rights Assessments, in line with legal frameworks. - Develop and deliver strengths-based, outcome-focused plans that promote independence and reduce long-term reliance on services. - Work proactively with families facing housing instability, including those deemed intentionally homeless, to secure sustainable solutions. - Build strong partnerships with housing, legal services, Family Hubs, the Home Office, and voluntary organisations to provide coordinated support. - Respond to duty and crisis situations, ensuring timely interventions to prevent destitution and safeguard children. - Provide mentoring, coaching, and supervision to social workers, ASYEs, and project workers, supporting their development. - Lead on quality assurance, including audits and performance monitoring, using data to drive improvement. - Champion anti-discriminatory practice, ensuring equity is embedded in all aspects of work. - Embed the Circle of Support model, ensuring work with families is relational, collaborative, and community-focused. **Requirements:** - A recognised Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England. - Significant post-qualifying experience in statutory children's social care, including complex casework. - Strong knowledge of NRPF, immigration, and housing legislation and safeguarding frameworks. - Experience of working with families facing destitution and housing instability, including intentionally homeless households. - The ability to lead practice, coach colleagues, and contribute to a high-support, high-challenge culture. - Strong analytical and assessment skills, with the ability to make sound decisions in complex situations. - A clear commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and addressing inequality. - Experience of, or commitment to, working within strengths-based models such as Circle of Support. **Benefits:** - Be part of an Outstanding local authority delivering meaningful change. - Work within a strong, supportive practice framework where social work can flourish. - Access excellent learning, development, and career progression opportunities. - Benefit from flexible/hybrid working arrangements. - Work in a service that values innovation, including our award-nominated Circle of Support model. - Make a real difference to children and families at risk of destitution. ## Skills ### Required - Social Work - NRPF - immigration - housing legislation - safeguarding - Circle of Support --- Source: [Apply at jobsgopublic.com](https://www.jobsgopublic.com/job/nrpf-senior-social-worker-105017?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)