Job Overview
Job Purpose:
The Client is looking for a Advanced Practitioner who will work within a Resilience framework to provide a comprehensive and effective integrated social work service, which responds at a higher level in complex situations to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner, within statutory guidelines and the statutory obligations of the council. An Advanced Practitioner will have the skills and ability to practice at a higher level which includes deputising for the line manager in circumstances where the line manager is not available or they are delegate to act in a line management position by the designated Head of Service.
Main Responsibilities:
- An Advanced Practitioner will uphold the HCPC Proficiency for Social Workers and maintain an updated portfolio with evidence of continuous professional development.
- To take a lead role in a specialist area of work as directed by the departmental policies and procedures.
- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate safeguarding and permanence measures at a high level of complexity within their own cases and support and mentor less experienced social workers.
- You will provide focused and purposeful social work interventions, within a Resilience framework, with explicit aims and objectives about desired outcomes within the context of managing risk to children.
- Demonstrate a high level of understanding of complexity which applies to the role and be able to adequately respond to these in a timely purposeful manner which meets the Nolan Standards.
Job Detail
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Offered Salary£27.88 PAYE £35.09 Umbrella Rate
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Career LevelLevel 3
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Experience2 Years
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QualificationCertificate
