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Advanced Practitioner - Safeguarding Service

(ATM)

Choice of Office Location: Cotswolds, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Forest of Dean, Cheltenham, Gloucester
Salary: £45,441 - £48,474 per annum +£2000 annual retention
Hours per Week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Open to Job Share or Part-Time Hours

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will be instrumental in delivering a first-class service which will provide the best outcomes for the children and young people of Gloucestershire.

You will be a resilient, driven individual who can play your part in making our vision for children's services a reality. Taking on a protected caseload, you will work to create the best outcomes for children and young people with complex and challenging needs, risks, and circumstances.

Main Responsibilities

Safeguarding: Ensure the safety and well-being of children and young people by assessing and managing risk and taking decisive actions to protect them from harm.
Crisis Intervention: Respond promptly and effectively to safeguarding concerns, providing immediate support and intervention to children and families in crisis.
Multi-Agency Collaboration: Work closely with other agencies, such as health, education, and law enforcement, to coordinate comprehensive safeguarding plans.
Quality Assurance: Lead and support quality control and improvement activities within the team, ensuring high standards of safeguarding practice.
Case Management: Manage a protected caseload of children and young people with high-risk factors, ensuring that all interventions are timely, effective, and child-centred.
Supervision and Mentorship: Provide supervision and management oversight for the practice and development of Trainee Social Workers on placement and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW) within the team.
Policy Implementation: Ensure adherence to statutory requirements and local safeguarding policies and procedures, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of best practices in child protection.

To be successfully appointed to this post:

Social Work England registration
Experience at Senior Social Worker level
A recognised qualification in Social Work and registration with SWE/HCPC
A full driving licence and willingness to drive
Enhanced DBS clearance

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

Salary between £45,441 - £48,474 per annum, subject to experience
Annual retention payment of £2,000
Flexible and agile working opportunities
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
Family-friendly policies and benefits to support you and your family
Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free, confidential counselling and advice, available 24/7
In-house Occupational Health service
Employee discount scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
Career development and qualification opportunities
Access to our Social Work Academy
Paid Social Work England registration renewal*

Our Vision

"Right child, right support, right time, every time"

Working together to support families and communities to give every child the best chance of a happy and rewarding life, especially those who need more help.

We have ambitious improvement and transformation plans to create the optimum conditions within which our staff can make a real difference and improve outcomes for children.

We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to join an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC.

Our team structures are designed to ensure there is the right level of support available to staff and that caseloads are kept at a manageable level with a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, 4 Social Workers and an ASYE making up each team's full complement of staff. We need resilient, driven individuals who will play their part in making our vision for Children's Services a success.

You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpin the work we do: Accountability, Empowerment, Excellence, Integrity, and Respect.

If you are ready to make a significant impact on the lives of children and young people, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and join our dedicated team in making a real difference.

Or for more information, Please contact Callum Patt at Ackerman Pierce recruitment agency on (phone number removed)