Social Work Practice Lead

1 month ago


Alfreton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Derbyshire County Council Full time
Join the Children with Disabilities Service Team

An exciting opportunity has emerged for a part-time social work practice lead within the Children with Disabilities Service. Based in the High Peak team at The Polygon, Alfreton, we are seeking an energetic and dynamic individual to join our experienced and skilled group of social workers.

We take pride in our commitment to children and their families in Derbyshire, offering excellent supervision, systemic practice, manageable caseloads, innovative working, training opportunities, and high aspirations for the children we work with.

This is what you will be doing:

  • Providing expert practice guidance on all case work (group and one-to-one)
  • Offering personal supervision to Social Workers within the team
  • Assuming a professional practice lead role within your designated area of service
  • Supporting the Team Manager in delivering the Children's Services Social Work Service efficiently and effectively
  • Demonstrating and championing systemic practice
  • Embedding Derbyshire's operating model into all social work practice to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families

This role requires:

  • Essential Qualifications (refer to job and person profile for more information)
  • Experience of creating strong relationships with families
  • Experience in enabling flexible and thoughtful social work practice and positive change
A Rewarding Career Opportunity

This role attracts a starting salary of £39,840 with annual increments to £43,224 pro rata. Our package includes:

  • A diverse range of cases providing an exciting, challenging, and rewarding career
  • Effective leadership and management which helps reduce risk for our social workers and the children and families they support
  • Excellent supervision and a supportive peer network
  • Systemic training – for supervision and management
  • A development programme (specific to your role) – to enable you to gain confidence and competence in your role and regularly network with your peers across the department
  • Access to an excellent range of training and development opportunities, worth over £5000, including leadership and management development
  • CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP WITH RESEARCH IN PRACTICE – ALLOWING ACCESS TO REPUTABLE, EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES
  • Fantastic opportunities to undertake further formal qualifications and career progression through our career pathways
  • DBS check undertaken and paid for by us
  • SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND REGISTRATION FEE REIMBURSED
Benefits Package

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
  • Travel expenses
  • Discount on leisure centre memberships
  • Free car parking at most sites
  • An in-house counselling service
  • Occupational health service
  • Access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
  • Cycle to work scheme

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