Senior Social Work Specialist

5 days ago

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Ackerman Pierce Ltd Full time
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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Advanced Practitioner to join our team in Gloucestershire. As an Advanced Practitioner, you will play a critical role in delivering a high-quality safeguarding service that provides the best outcomes for children and young people.

Main Responsibilities
  • Safeguarding: Ensure the safety and well-being of children and young people by assessing and managing risk and taking decisive actions to protect them from harm.
  • Crisis Intervention: Respond promptly and effectively to safeguarding concerns, providing immediate support and intervention to children and families in crisis.
  • Multi-Agency Collaboration: Work closely with other agencies, such as health, education, and law enforcement, to coordinate comprehensive safeguarding plans.
  • Quality Assurance: Lead and support quality control and improvement activities within the team, ensuring high standards of safeguarding practice.
  • Case Management: Manage a protected caseload of children and young people with high-risk factors, ensuring that all interventions are timely, effective, and child-centred.
  • Supervision and Mentorship: Provide supervision and management oversight for the practice and development of Trainee Social Workers on placement and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW) within the team.
  • Policy Implementation: Ensure adherence to statutory requirements and local safeguarding policies and procedures, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of best practices in child protection.
Requirements
  • Social Work England registration
  • Experience at Senior Social Worker level
  • A recognised qualification in Social Work and registration with SWE/HCPC
  • A full driving licence and willingness to drive
  • Enhanced DBS clearance
Benefits
  • Salary between £45,441 - £48,474 per annum, subject to experience
  • Annual retention payment of £2,000
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
  • Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
  • Family-friendly policies and benefits to support you and your family
  • Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
  • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free, confidential counselling and advice, available 24/7
  • In-house Occupational Health service
  • Employee discount scheme
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
  • Career development and qualification opportunities
  • Access to our Social Work Academy
  • Paid Social Work England registration renewal
About Us

We are a local authority committed to creating the optimum conditions within which our staff can make a real difference and improve outcomes for children. We have ambitious improvement and transformation plans to achieve this goal.

We are a relational organisation that takes a systemic approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive.

We are looking for resilient, driven individuals who will play their part in making our vision for Children's Services a success.

We have a strong set of values that underpin the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity, and Respect.

If you are ready to make a significant impact on the lives of children and young people, we would love to hear from you.

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