We currently have a vacancy for an Advanced Social Work Practitioner to join our Family Support & Safeguarding Team (formerly District Child Protection Team) in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. The team consists of experienced social workers, newly qualified social workers, domestic abuse workers and family support workers. As an advanced practitioner 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. You will have supervisory responsibility for a small number of alternately qualified staff and social work apprentices in the team and will support reflective and group supervision for other social workers. You will need to have 3 years post qualifying experience in children’s social care and have experience of mentoring and supervising others. The family support & safeguarding teams work with children who are supported by child in need and child protection plans as well as children who are looked after by alternative carers, including foster carers and kinship carers. The teams also work with families within pre-proceedings and care proceedings so a sound knowledge and experience of court work is required. The teams are very well supported by business support colleagues and dedicated social work support officers, who are an integral part of the team and enable social workers to spend more time with the children and their families. Nottinghamshire offer a wide range of training and you will receive regular supervision and development opportunities to further your career. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lisa Austin (Team Manager) on 0115 8041902 lisa.austinnottscc.gov.uk or Ruth Wood (Service Manager) on 0115 854 6148 or ruth.wood2nottscc.gov.uk IND2