Advanced Practitioner

Barnsley Business Innovation Centre Limited; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to join their Children's Social Care & Safeguarding team. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence practice development, support new social workers, and drive training initiatives. With a focus on delivering the best outcomes for children and young people, this position allows you to work collaboratively within a supportive environment. If you're passionate about making a difference and developing your career in social work, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive and contribute to a vital service in the community.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Employee Discounts

Health and Wellbeing Support

Training and Development Opportunities

Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
• Significant experience in children's services, including supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support and guide newly qualified social workers.
• Develop and deliver training aligned with practice models.
• Work with partners to enhance multi-agency collaboration.

Skills

Social Work

Supervision

Mentoring

Training Development

Communication Skills

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

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Position reference: 50134223 / 687095

Directorate: Children's Services | Service: Children's Social Care & Safeguarding

Position reference: 50134223 / 687095

Directorate: Children's Services | Service: Children's Social Care & Safeguarding

Salary : £45,718 - £48,710

Working Arrangements : A gile Working minimum 3 days in office

Hours per week : 37

Contract type: Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch .

See our range of Employee Rewards: www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/staff-rewards-and-benefits/

Closing date : 16/05/2025 a t 23:59

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If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email [e-mail]

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Children's Social Care & Safeguardingteam as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities .
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
  
  

About The Post

Practice Development Hub - Advanced Practitioner

This is an exciting time to join Barnsley Children and Family Services who , due to an internal move, are seeking to recruit an Advanced Practitioner to join our Practice Development Hub . This is the perfect opportunity for a forward thinking, motivated and dedicated social worker to join us in Barnsley to support teams and practitioners in delivering the very best outcomes for our children and young people .

As part of our commitment to the development of children’s services we are aspirational for our workforce and ensur ing that our staff have the support and training they need to do their job to the very best of their ability. We currently have an opportunity for a n Advanced Practitioner who will have a key role in shaping and developing practice , sitting within our Practice Development Hub .

You will not have case holding responsibility in this role.

Role

You will work with colleagues in the H ub and alongside the Practice Development Manager and Princip al Social Worker to develop, drive and deliver our practice model, continuous professional development and training offer for children’s social workers and practitioners . In this role you will:

• Be a key member of our Social Work Academy and a longside team managers, provide supervision, support and guidance to Newly Qualified social workers in their Assessed and Support ed Year in practice
• Support and assess student social workers on placement in Barnsley and offer support to Practice Educators
• Develop and deliver training and development aligned to the Barnsley Stronger Together practice model , to support learning and drive best practice across Children’s Social Care
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance Team to ensure that learning from audit is embedded in our training and development
• Work with partners to drive multi agency working and good practice across services
• Ensure that staff and teams have the resources and tools to support their professional development
• Offer mentoring and support to colleagues
  
  

Who are we looking for?

You will be qualified social worker who is registered with Social Work England

You will have significant post qualification experience in children’s services , including in supervision and mentoring .

You will have a passion for social work and close connection to frontline practice , an understanding of the local and national context and how this aligns to workforce development

You will be confident in developing and delivering training and learning

You will be able to work autonom ously on a number of projects and tasks simultaneously, working to deadlines and demonstrating accountability .

You will be able to represent the authority , engaging actively across the wider partnership and with other stakeholders

You will have excellent communication and report writing skills

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

Job Profile: Advanced Social Work Practitioner Generic Job Profile.pdf

Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile LOW.pdf

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Why work for us?

Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

CV's are not accepted for this role.

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