Job Introduction
Job Title: Advanced social work practitioner
Salary: £41,511 to £44,711 per annum, plus £4,000 market forces
37 Hours per Week
Location: Kidderminster
Team: Locality safeguarding North West
Permanent
The Role:
As an Advanced Practitioner within the Locality Safeguarding Service you will be actively supporting the professional development of NQSW's and assessing their progress throughout their ASYE. The Advanced Practitioner offer extends to providing support and mentoring all practitioners across the service to enable reflection, learning and to lead on implementation to support workers to adapt to change with an aim to improve practice. This is a varied role incorporating complaint investigations, targeted audit activity and training within a team where the remit constantly evolves to embrace change and meet the changing demands of the service.
If you are able to demonstrate that you have considerable experience (over 3 years) in a statutory children's social care setting and a broad range of skills and experience to help you to deliver and support high quality practice and want to work in a varied and valued role, please apply.
For further information please contact: Kyra Hamilton khamilton@worcestershire.gov.uk
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The County Council has a commitment to safeguarding service users in our care.
Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.
Application Closing Date: 27/07/2025
Anticipated Interview Date: TBC
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