Adult Social Care Development Lead

Cambridgeshire County Council; Huntingdon; Ibrido; GBP 42.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Wellbeing package

Up to 4 weeks additional annual leave

Flexible bank holidays

Potential to contribute to AVCs/penson

Development opportunities and coaching

Paid volunteering hours

Peer Support Groups (IDEAL)

Employee Recognition Awards

Cambs Rewards discounts, Car Lease, Cy

Descrizione del lavoro

Cambridgeshire County Council, Learning and Development Team, invites applications for a Full-time Adult Social Care Practice Development Lead. The role supports newly qualified social workers through the ASYE year and leads professional learning, practice improvement and workforce development across Adult Social Care.

You will design and deliver a range of learning opportunities, supervise practice, and work with operational services to identify learning needs.

Competenze

• Substantial experience in adult social work and a commitment to developing others.
• Willingness to undertake Practice Educator qualification if not already held.
• Ability to apply reflection, supervision and constructive feedback to support professional growth.

Mansioni

• Lead delivery and evaluation of the Adult Social Care ASYE programme.
• Design, develop, deliver and evaluate professional learning opportunities across Adult Social Care.
• Provide reflective supervision and practice-based assessment for newly qualified social workers.
• Collaborate with managers and colleagues to promote learning experiences and workforce development.

Conoscenze

Reflective supervision

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

ASYE support experience

Formazione

Practice Educator qualification

Strumenti

Virtual learning platforms

Assessment tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Are you a critically reflective social worker looking to take the next step in your career? If so, this is an exciting time to join our team. Cambridgeshire County Council's Learning and Development Team is looking for a Full-time Adult Social Care Practice Development Lead. You'll be joining a welcoming Adults' team and the wider Learning and Development Team, supporting professional learning, practice development and workforce improvement across Adult Social Care. This is a varied role that combines supporting newly qualified social workers through their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) with wider responsibility for developing, delivering and evaluating professional learning opportunities, contributing to practice improvement initiatives, and supporting workforce development priorities across services. The post holder will be able to work flexibly from home or from our Stanton House office in Huntingdon, and other offices around the County when required. We are also able to offer flexible working patterns, allowing everyone to effectively blend their work and life commitments, As an Adult Social Care Practice Development Lead, you will play a key role in the delivery, development and quality assurance of the Adult Social Care ASYE programme, ensuring newly qualified social workers receive high-quality support, assessment and development throughout their first year of practice. You will provide reflective supervision, undertake practice-based assessment activities and work collaboratively with managers and colleagues to promote positive learning experiences and professional development. You will contribute to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the ASYE offer, helping to ensure assessment processes are robust, consistent and aligned to national standards. In addition, you will design, develop, deliver and evaluate a range of professional learning opportunities across Adult Social Care. These may include classroom and virtual learning, coaching, mentoring, action learning, reflective supervision and other approaches that support workforce development. You will work collaboratively with operational services and wider partners to identify learning needs, develop sustainable learning solutions and contribute to practice improvement and workforce development priorities across Adult Social Care.

You will have substantial experience of adult social work practice and a commitment to supporting the professional development of others. You may have experience as a Practice Educator, ASYE Assessor, supervisor or in another role where you have supported learning and development in the workplace. If you do not currently hold a Practice Educator qualification, you should be willing to undertake it. You will understand how professional learning occurs in the workplace and how reflection, supervision and constructive feedback can support professional growth. You will have strong communication, organisational and analytical skills, together with an ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues across Adult Social Care. You will be able to adapt your communication and support to meet a range of individual learning needs, helping to create an environment where colleagues can learn, develop and thrive. Most importantly, you will be passionate about supporting high-quality social work practice and improving outcomes for adults and carers.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes