Advanced Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - Lewisham Council

Lewisham Council

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Ref:
CYP-22-099

Job type:
Full-time 35 hours

Closing date:
Sunday 10 September 2023, 11:59pm

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary:
£50,757 - £52,806 per annum (SWLO)

The role

Lewisham Children's Social Care is changing fast, we know what good social work looks like and our improvement plan is all about creating the right conditions and culture for good practice to thrive.

Our vision is.

Families are respected and supported to stay together, whenever there is safety.
Families will tell us they understand why we are involved.
Children will tell us their social worker has made a difference to their lives.
Children who are in our care know we care and we won't give up on them.
Young people who have been in our care feel confident about their future.

We know that talking about what good practice looks like is easy, the challenge is turning your vision into a reality.

We understand to achieve our ambitions it requires inspiring leadership, resources, infrastructure and a clear, realistic plan for how to get there.

That's why our improvement plan is taking a whole system approach, we have introduced Signs of Safety as our practice framework and we have mapped out our two year journey.

We are about a quarter of the way through and there is a lot more to do. We need more good, creative and energetic social workers to join our team to deliver this programme. If our vision connects with you and your way of working, then we are interested in hearing from you.

We are recruiting to an advanced practitioner post in Children's Social Care. We have a vacancies in Referral & Assessment, Family Support & Safeguarding Service & Children with Complex Needs service. In this role, you will hold a small caseload and take responsibility for practice development in your team. You will supervise 1-3 members of staff and you will lead on taking student placements in the team. You will be supported to undertake PEPS 1 and 2 to qualify as a practice educator. You will also deputise for the team manager as required.

You will be supported in your professional development through our comprehensive learning and development offer which includes the Practice Supervisor Development programme as well as our in-house Aspiring Managers programme.

Advanced practitioners are supported to access regular Signs of Safety training and have the opportunity to become practice leaders through attending the 5 day practice leaders' course.

We have a strong working relationships with Goldsmiths, University of London and our staff have the opportunity to work with university colleagues as teaching consultants delivering social work education.

You will also have the opportunity to achieve accreditation by undertaking the NAAS assessment.

80% of our case holding social workers are permanent and our caseloads average at 15 children.

We have the foundations, now our focus is developing the workforce and improving the quality of practice to be consistently good.

Location
We are based at Laurence House, Catford SE6.

There are 2 local train stations 5-7 minutes' walk from Laurence House, and the train journey from London Bridge is approximately 15 minutes.

There are also numerous bus routes that stop outside Laurence House. - Part remote based.

What we're looking for

We are looking for people who:

value the importance of communication and seeking feedback

- can inspire and motivate those they manage and lead
- are committed to developing their skills and expertise to deliver an excellent service
- are professionally curious and value thinking slowly and calmly in a balanced way
- work inclusively, collaboratively with others in a strengths based way
- take responsibility and make a positive contribution by focusing on solutions
- are transparent, are appreciative in enquiry, reflect and learn

In return, we'll offer excellent development opportunities, plus a range of benefits that includes a career average pension scheme, flexible working, a generous leave entitlement and the opportunity to make a real difference to our local community.

Salary details
£50,757 - £52,806 per annum (SWLO)

Further information

Lewisham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

For a full job description and person specification, and for further information about the recruitment process, please click on the links below.

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Closing date
Sunday 10 September 2023, 11:59pm

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.