Advanced Practitioner, Family Safeguarding Social Worker

4 weeks ago


Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom Somerset County Council Full time
Family Safeguarding Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Family Safeguarding Specialist to join our team in Taunton. As a key member of our Family Safeguarding Team, you will work closely with dedicated and child-focused social workers and Family Safeguarding adult workers to support parents and carers who have experienced domestic abuse, mental health support needs, and substance misuse issues.

Your day-to-day work will involve working with complex cases, supporting the team in other ways, including practice educating students, co-working, mentoring less experienced colleagues, and chairing planning meetings and Strategy Discussions.

We offer ongoing support, training, and guidance to help you be the best you can be. To be successful in this role, you will need to have at least 3 years of post Social Work qualification experience in Safeguarding, be able to develop and grow strong and supportive working relationships with children and young people, parents and carers, and professional agencies, and have strong problem-solving skills and be able to manage unexpected situations in a calm way.

  • Case holding complex Child in Need, Child Protection, and pre-proceedings/court work
  • Positive and supportive multi-agency working to ensure plans meet identified needs and are implemented at the right level for the family
  • Attendance at Advanced Practitioner meetings and contributing ideas to build strong social worker knowledge and skills


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