Advanced Practitioner- Children’s Disability Service
Do you have at least three years’ experience as a childcare social worker?
Are you looking for a new challenge, whilst also remaining a practising social worker?
We are looking for a Advanced Practitioner (Child and Family Social Worker). The post is based in the Children’s Disability Service, focusing on complex work including pre-proceedings and care proceedings. There are 3 teams within the Children’s Disability Service with a mix of experienced social workers, newly qualified social workers and social work assistants.
You will be the allocated social worker for a limited number of children with complex need or family circumstances and under the direction of the Team Manager will co-work and provide support to Social Workers to increase their knowledge and skills in high quality assessment, analysis and risk management. The Advanced Practitioner will have significant input in the overall team development working alongside the management team.
Advanced practitioners will have line manager responsibilities for a limited number of non-social work qualified staff in the team and will support with reflective and group supervision for other social workers. You will need to have previous experience of mentoring or supervising others.
Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.
Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.
Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.
This vacancy is closed to applications.