Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Family Safeguarding Team

Salary

£51,356 to £54,495 per annum (salary subject to experience)

37 hours per week

This is an exciting and rewarding time to join Child Friendly Dudley in new Advanced Social Work Practitioner roles which have been introduced across our social work teams. We are building on our established restorative practice model by re‑designing our directorate and implementing the Family Safeguarding model to ensure we focus on children first and place them at the heart of all we do.

Advanced Practitioners will be pivotal in establishing consistently excellent social work practice in our teams. You will hold a caseload of some of our children needing the most skilled help, and share your expertise with others through modelling, coaching, reflective supervision and other learning activities. You will be a registered social worker with significant experience of working with children and families in a statutory social work setting including being able to evidence how you have intervened in areas of poor practice, demonstrated leading practice and developing the professional practice of team members.

You will also have experience of formally supporting others in a social work or social care role, which may include practice education of students or ASYE social workers. You will be dynamic and driven to achieve strong outcomes for our children, skilled in providing support and challenge to colleagues and families and creating change.

• A competitive salary package, including a career progression scheme
• A range of flexible working options, including flexitime and home‑working, dependent on service requirements
• A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
• The Local Government Pension Scheme
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – we are committed to supporting you
• Bullying, Harassment and Dignity at Work policies to protect your everyday working life

We invest in our staff, to enable them to develop personal and professional skills and progress in their Social Work Career. All new employees receive a comprehensive induction, training and development programme, with regular opportunities to update their skills and achieve their full potential. We welcome fresh thinking, recognise real talent and encourage innovation and ingenuity. We train staff at all levels.

We have a huge range of training opportunities, through the Centre for Professional Practice Service. We encourage and support continual professional development, with opportunities to attend external training, secondment opportunities, and earn extra qualifications through the Apprenticeship Levy.

Registered social worker with significant experience of working with children and families in a statutory social work setting. You must have at least 12 months post‑qualifying experience and be able to evidence how you have intervened in areas of poor practice, demonstrated leading practice and developed the professional practice of team members. Experience of formally supporting others in a social work or social care role (including practice education of students or ASYE social workers) is essential.

If you have been qualified as a social worker for less than 12 months, or have not yet completed your ASYE programme, please contact our Centre for Professional Practice for advice.

For further information on Dudley Children’s Social Care please go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). For an informal discussion, contact Karen Johnson, Head of Service - Family Safeguarding at k or Gayle Barry, Service Manager Family Safeguarding at  All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK. We do not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the right to work in the UK.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and will anonymise your personal data when you apply. Please remove your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Dudley MBC reserves the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.