Advanced Practitioner | Children & Families

Overview

Capped Caseload | £6k in welcome & retention | Flexible Working | Career Progression

Children & Families

Are you looking for some advancement in your career, but seem to be held back by your current employers need for your knowledge and skills – meaning you get the complex and high caseloads rather than the advancement you want?

Are you an agency worker looking to step into seniority, or a permanent member not getting the chance to step up? Albeit agency is attractive for many reason (we completely get it!), and staying put in a job you know is comfortable - but what can a change offer you?

These roles sit in their safeguarding team, which take the referral from section 47 through to permanence (passing over if the child needs more permanent support from the council to the CIC team).

You will sit closely with the TM, helping develop practice and supervise students and ASYE workers to promote best practice, with a protected caseload of 8.

Salaries range from £46,731 - £49,764

Locations:
Cotswolds, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Forest of Dean, Cheltenham, Gloucester

• Work within safeguarding teams handling referrals from section 47 through to permanence and CIC pathway decisions.
• Collaborate with the Team Manager to develop practice and supervise students and ASYE workers to promote best practice.
• Hold a protected caseload of 8 to support balanced workload and quality service delivery.

• Welcome payment of £4,000
• Annual retention payment of £2,000
• Relocation package of up to £8,000
• Flexible working options
• Generous annual leave starting at 25.5 days and increasing to 30.5 days after five years, with the ability to purchase 10 additional days per year for added flexibility

The Council is dedicated to providing timely support for every child, aiming to ensure a happy and fulfilling life. This comes from focusing on continuous improvement, embracing effective social work practices (systemic practice & relational approach), and empowering staff to have a real impact on children's lives. The team structure is designed to support staff with manageable caseloads, including a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, and four Social Workers in each team.

Interested in making a move, and settling down in an authority offering long term prospects, settled in some of England’s finest countryside, send your CV to  or call on

As this is a statutory role, you do require a social work qualification & registration to Social Work England.