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Advanced Practitioner Salary up to £47,754 per annum
We are currently looking for social workers who will enjoy the opportunity to support, supervise and mentor staff across our children’s services, including various programmes such as ASYE and practice placements.
Using your advanced practice skills, you will work directly to support families with complex needs and produce high quality reports and assessments for court, alongside other specialist assessments without having case holder responsibility for such cases.
You will also support and promote the development and maintaining of high standards of professional practice across your team and the wider service while being competent in leading on various evidence-based specialist assessments across the service.
About us
Here at Rochdale Borough Council, we are committed to supporting our children and young people to live in a borough where they can grow, get on and live well.
Our dedicated teams ensure they feel safe, healthy, successful and heard too, and we are incredibly proud, passionate and pioneering in the way our services are delivered.
Everyone here plays a valued role in achieving this as we work closely with residents to deliver real positive progress and support them to achieve the best possible outcomes as part of our Raising Rochdale ethos.
We offer lots of training and supervision alongside help and guidance to build positive relationships with our children, young people and their families.
We reward you with great benefits:
1. Highly competitive salary with an opportunity to earn up to £1,000 extra, every year (£500 retention payment every six months)
2. Hybrid and flexible working
3. Excellent continuous professional development opportunities
4. Exciting career progression pathway
5. An attractive pension
6. Staff recognition awards and celebration events
7. Visible and supportive leadership
8. Mileage payment and town centre parking scheme
9. Up to 34 days annual leave with an option to buy more
10. Paid for Social Work England professional fees
11. Staff discount at popular retail and leisure sites
Other benefits
1. Work in a modern, award-winning building
2. Be conveniently located next to the Metrolink, bus exchange and a short walk from Rochdale train station
3. You’re also a 10-minute drive from the M62 corridor
What our colleagues say
Our social workers say Rochdale Council is a great place to work and their managers are supportive, approachable and listen to their ideas.
We are making positive progress in terms of our ways to work with children, young people and families as work to deliver better outcomes for all. We are empathetic and listen to our families as we build on their strengths to work towards agreed goals.
We look forward to hearing from you about which of our friendly teams that best fits your expertise come and join Team Rochdale.
*As part of our safeguarding commitment to promoting the welfare of our children, young people and vulnerable adults, appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS including a barred list check child workforce.
**Unfortunately, we are unable to offer a sponsorship for this role at this stage.
At Rochdale Borough Council we are committed to our Values and Behaviours.
Proud of the difference we make
Passionate about the diversities of the Borough
Pioneering and Open in our Approach
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