Children's Advanced Practitioner

Job Description:

Our client is a large goverment organisation to invite Children's Advanced Practitioner to join their department on a permenant basis.

The key responsibilities for this role include working in collaboration and alongside the Team Manager, to:

Be the allocated Advanced Social Work Practitioner for a protected caseload of up to 8 children and young people with complex and challenging needs, risks and circumstances.

Provide supervision and management oversight for the practice and development of Trainee Social Workers on placement and Newly Qualified Social Workers in their first Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) within the team.

Take a lead in promoting, supporting and addressing quality control, assurance and improvement activities within the team and across the service in accordance with the Accelerated Improvement Plan and other associated plans.

Take a lead in promoting, supporting and addressing performance activities within the team and across the service in accordance with the Accelerated Improvement Plan and other associated plans.

You will also need the below:

Demonstrable experience of children and families statutory social work.

Supervisory and mentoring, coaching or training experience.

Proven track record of effective interpersonal and communication skills.

Experience of chairing meetings and attending court.

Enhanced DBS clearance required.

Annual salary plus benefits.