Senior Social Workers / Advanced Practitioners
- Location: Oldham
- Job Type: Permanent, Hybrid
- Salary Range: £40,221 - £48,474
We are seeking Senior Social Workers / Advanced Practitioners to join our Assessment & Intervention Team. This role is ideal for a candidate with a strong background in social work, particularly within children's social care. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a caseload of complex and challenging cases and will play a crucial role in supporting staff and driving practice improvement.
Day to Day of the Role:
- Manage a caseload of complex and challenging cases, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care and support.
- Provide leadership and guidance to staff, enhancing team performance and professional development.
- Engage in reflective practice and contribute to the team's learning and growth through supervision and mentoring.
- Implement and lead on Systemic Practice within the team, promoting outcome-focused and relationship-based work with families.
- Utilise quality assurance tools to drive improvements and achieve positive outcomes for children.
- Critically review assessments and plans, ensuring high standards and continuous improvement in practice.
- Maintain accurate records and support the adoption of new working practices and ICT systems.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- A Social Work degree or equivalent recognised qualification, e.g., DipSW.
- Registration with Social Work England.
- Experience in motivating and supporting staff and ensuring work is completed to required standards.
- Experience in undertaking assessments and supporting children and families with complex multi-agency support plans.
- Skills in assessment and planning with families to bring about the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
- Detailed knowledge of relevant legislation, codes of practice, and national guidelines connected with service delivery in this area of social work.
- Ability to critically analyse and reflect on own experiences and interventions with children and families.
- Driving Licence or able to travel independently across the Borough of Oldham.
Benefits:
- Competitive pay with a £2,000 retention payment.
- Free town centre parking
- Essential car user allowance of £500* and mileage expenses at 45p per mile.
- Reimbursement of Social Work England professional registration fees, currently £90 per year
- Generous relocation package of up to £8,000
- Other generous benefits including:
- 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days, and which increases after 5- and 10-years' service.
- Attractive defined benefit pension scheme with a market leading AVC option for additional retirement savings
- Discounted gym membership
- Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
- Salary sacrifice scheme, including Cycle to Work
- Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
- Hybrid working
- Staff recognition and celebration events
- A supportive and enabling workplace with quality supervision from your manager.
- A comprehensive learning and development programme as part of your ongoing Continuing Professional Development
- Clear progression pathways
To apply for the Advanced Practitioner position, please submit your CV today!