Advanced Practitioner - Children and Families

• Location: Gloucestershire (Gloucester, Cheltenham, Forest, Stroud, Cotswolds or Tewkesbury)
• Job Type: Full time, Permanent

We are seeking a dedicated Advanced Practitioner to join our Children and Families team in Gloucestershire. The successful candidate will be pivotal in delivering exceptional services, ensuring the best outcomes for children and young people with complex needs. This role is ideal for a resilient and driven individual committed to our vision for children’s services.

• Manage a protected caseload, focusing on children and young people with complex and challenging needs, risks, and circumstances.
• Lead quality control and improvement activities within the team and across the service.
• Support performance activities and contribute to the service’s ambitious improvement and transformation plans.
• Provide supervision and management oversight for the practice and development of Trainee Social Workers and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW) within the team.
• Work collaboratively to support families and communities, aiming to maintain consistency in the social worker assigned to a child from the initial contact until permanence is achieved.

• Diploma or degree in social work, CQSW, CSS, or equivalent.
• Registration with Social Work England (SWE).
• UK-based statutory social work experience.
• Completion of Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) if qualified after 2012.
• A full driving licence and willingness to drive.
• DBS clearance.
• Experience at Senior Social Work level.

• Welcome payment of £4,000* 
• Annual retention payment of £2,000*.
• Relocation package of £8,000.
• Flexible and agile working opportunities.
• 25.5 days annual leave, rising to 30.5 days after 5 years of continuous service.
• Option to purchase up to 10 additional days of leave per year.
• Family-friendly policies and benefits.
• Supportive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• In-house Occupational Health service.
• Employee discount and cycle to work schemes.
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme (T&Cs apply).
• Links to employee networks and career development opportunities.
• Access to our Social Work Academy.
• Paid SWE registration renewal.

To apply for the Advanced Practitioner position in Children and Families, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.