Job Description / Person Specification
Salary: £42,708 - £47,754 per annum
Type of vacancy: Fixed Term
Work pattern: Full Time
Duration (Months): 6
Hours per week: 37
Work Base: Meadow House, Mansfield, NG18 2TB
Working Arrangements: Office Based
Competency Framework: Tier 6
Number of posts: 1
Interview date: 1st May 2025
Closing Date: 21 April 2025 23:55
Are you a registered Social Worker with Social Work England?
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?
The Children's Disability Service is a countywide frontline service, safeguarding vulnerable children whilst also supporting children with appropriate packages of support. The Advanced Practitioner (Child and Family Social Worker) will focus on complex work including pre-proceedings, care proceedings and children who have involvement under the Mental Health Act, as well as complex child protection and looked after work.
You will be the allocated social worker for a limited number of children with complex 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.
This role will involve working with some of the most vulnerable young people in Nottinghamshire and will enhance your skills, both in terms of communication, and identifying how to protect our most vulnerable young people. Additionally, you will get the opportunity to work closely alongside disability support services in delivering and identifying packages of support. The service benefits from its own assessment team and two longer term teams.
Advanced practitioners will also have line manager responsibilities for a limited number of non-social work qualified staff and social work apprentices in the team and will support with reflective and group supervision for other social workers, as well as looking at practice development within the service.
Joint development and training opportunities for all Advanced Practitioners (District and Children's Disability Team, Court Team and Social Work Practice Consultants) will be developed to ensure consistency of knowledge and links between the teams, including joint meetings and Advanced Practitioner service days.
If you wish to discuss this role, or get further information, please contact Jenni Campbell (Children's Service Manager) on 0115 8041462 or jennifer.campbell@nottscc.gov.uk
This post is also available as a secondment opportunity to existing Nottinghamshire County Council employees. You must seek approval from your line manager before applying.
Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Government Administration
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