Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an interim Advanced Practitioner for its Disabled Children and Young Persons team – are you interested? Or can you refer a friend for £250 if placed? This role is currently set to run for one full year. The pay rate is £43 umbrella. There is an expenses package available offering up to £150 towards accommodation or mileage (Ts & Cs apply). Details of the role: The Disabled Children and Young Persons Social Work Team supports children and young people who are aged 0- 18 years old with significant needs arising from their disability. The team aims to ensure that disabled children and their families have access to a needs-led services that promotes resilience, co-production and improves children’s life chances. To do this the team will work with partners to make sure that every child has an accurate assessment of need; with a plan that sets out how support will be delivered, with the aim to improve outcomes. As an Advanced Practitioner, you will be instrumental in delivering a first-class service which will provide the best outcomes for the children and young people of Gloucestershire. You will be a resilient, driven individual who can play your part in making our vision for children’s services a reality. Taking on a protected case load, you will work to create the best outcomes for children and young people with complex and challenging needs, risks and circumstances. You will take a lead in promoting and supporting quality control and improvement activities within the team and across the service and support performance activities. Your role will also include providing supervision and management oversight for the practice and development of Trainee Social Workers on placement and NQSW within the team. Requirements of the role: Qualified Social Worker Fully Social Work England registered Experience as a frontline social worker – with expertise in statutory child protection services and completion of Care Proceedings. Have knowledge and experience of working with Children with Disability and/or complex health needs. Have some experience of supervising or mentoring staff Please contact me asap to discuss in more detail. We are offering £250 joining bonus for new starters with Reed.Alternatively, we are offering £250 if you refer a friend or colleague and they are placed successfully into this or any other QSW role.