Advanced Practitioner Social Worker
Social Care - Children's Services
Social Care Qualified - Children
East Lindsey, North Hykeham, North Kesteven, Sleaford, South Holland
£41,511 - £45,718 +15% for FAST and 7% for CIC
Permanent; Full-time
Closing Date - 18/11/2024
We are currently looking for an experienced, committed and innovative social worker to join our FAST teams in Lincolnshire. We have vacancies in East Lindsey South, South Holland and North Kesteven. We are looking for Advanced Practitioners to join our Children's In Care South teams based in Sleaford and North Hykeham.
About the Role of an Advanced Practitioner
As an Advanced Practitioner in our service, you will work with the most complex situations, managing high risk plans and undertaking a range of court work, including specialist assessments and interventions.
As well as case holding, our Advanced Practitioners provide mentoring, coaching, support and practice expertise to other less experienced team members inspiring them in their social work career paths. They also often choose to take up the opportunity we offer to become a Practice Educator for Social Work students. If you wish to progress into a manager role, as many of our Advanced Practitioners have done, being appointed to an Advanced Practitioner post with us will absolutely provide you with the development opportunities you need to fulfil your ambition and our new bridging the gap programme will further support your development to step up into a management role.
About Our Offer
We believe that supporting emotional resilience is always important, but particularly so when you are working with the most complex and challenging of cases.
You will receive monthly formal professional and case supervision, and take part in monthly group learning and team meetings with an annual team development day too. Our managers are always on hand, and our practitioners say that the informal, ad hoc supervision they receive, plus the support they get from colleagues to test out their thinking, is absolutely invaluable.
Your continued professional development will be as important to us as it is to you, and your learning and development will remain in focus, not just during your annual appraisal. Our offer of complimentary access to the Research in Practice online platform further demonstrates this. Alongside our excellent in-house training offer, you will also have the opportunity to complete fully funded PQ modules.
Along with a competitive salary of £41,511 - £45,718 +15% for FAST and 7% for CIC we also offer;
* A Contributory pension.
* Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work.
* Flexible working policies.
* Career progression opportunities.
* A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more.
* A re-location package (see attached details).
What Next
If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact; Laura Bonner via email laura.bonner@lincolnshire.gov.uk.
PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your covering letter/personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.
Applications close on 18th November and interviews will be held on 26th November.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
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