Job: Social Work Practice Educator
Ref: 700001530
Location: Cornwall
Salary: £36,656 - £43,628 plus £3,000 annual market supplement
‘Cornwall's ambitious, outward-facing senior leadership team promotes a strong culture of learning and development. It has made excellent use of learning from research, best practice and peer reviews.'
‘Social workers have a very good understanding of the children they work with; they visit them regularly and ensure that their needs are holistically well considered'
‘Staff development is delivered through an effective and well-targeted workforce development framework. Staff morale is high.'
OFSTED 2019 – OUTSTANDING GRADING
We are looking for a Practice Educator to join our established team of Practice Educators as part of our Foundation for Practice.Full time and part time positions available, minimum 3 days a week.
Practice Educatorsare professional social work educators with expert knowledge in the area of professional practice education.
- They lead on developing practice in line with the latest research, policy and legislation. They take the lead in a specified service area working with Advanced Practitioners to develop a service based learning culture.
- They undertake direct practice with children and young people to demonstrate their professional capabilities and to model how practice learning is applied in practice.
- They facilitate and assess the learning and development of others (for example managing a number of students on qualifying programmes, NQSWs undertaking ASYE, undertaking direct research or supporting professionals undertaking CPD) to develop their knowledge, skills, values and practice.
- They facilitate work place learning by positively managing the day to day interface between providers of education and training and workplace situations, by contributing to arrangements for selection, curriculum delivery, assessment and evaluation. They draw on and contribute to contemporary research and educational practice. They contribute to workforce development strategies in the agency and/or in a university setting.
- They provide advice and consultation on the Career and Qualification Pathway for Social Workers, Trainees and Students.
- They contribute to the recruitment and selection of the workforce and to the evaluation of local and national strategy.
You will need to hold a Social Work Degree, Social Work Qualification Dip.SW or equivalent and be SWE Registered. Additionally, you should hold or be working towards the Practice Teaching Award or equivalent in line with PEPS Stage 2 and have experience of supporting Social Work students/trainees and/or newly qualified social workers.
What we can offer you
In recognition of the vital contribution you make, we offer an attractive package of benefits including:
- A generous relocation package
- An individualised induction to meet your specific needs and learning
- An excellent core curriculum to support your ongoing development with a high quality programme of evidence-based learning and development to enhance skills and practice.
- An outstanding career and qualification pathway, recognised by Ofsted as a foundation of Cornwall's good practice, which will support your progression.
- Support from our dedicated Practice Educators throughout your progression pathway
- Regular, high quality case and reflective supervision
- Supportive management and leadership
- Support to access temporary accommodation if moving from outside of Cornwall
- Access to a Cornwall Council lease car
- 26 days paid annual leave per year (rising with length of service), plus bank holidays
- Flexible working opportunities, including part-time hours and homeworking
- A license to access Community Care Inform and Research in Practice.
- Payment of your Social Work England registration fees.
- A competitive starting salary and the opportunity to increase your pay further as you progress
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check. Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It's a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.
More information about our social work careers is available here.
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.