Advanced Practitioner (16+ Independence)

Lambeth Council; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government agency in Greater London is seeking an Advanced Practitioner in social care to support vulnerable children and families. This full-time role offers a hybrid work model, combining office attendance and remote work. The successful candidate will deliver professional social work, mentor new staff, and assist in case management. A competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and generous annual leave are part of the offer.

Benefits

Up to 35 days annual leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme

Modern working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in social work with vulnerable children and families.
• Ability to manage complex and high-risk cases.
• Capable of providing reflective supervision and support.

Responsibilities

• Support and mentor newly qualified and less experienced staff.
• Deliver high standards of social work practice.
• Assist Team Managers with performance management.

Skills

Collaborative work with children and families

Mentorship and guidance

Flexible working

Job description

Advanced Practitioner

PO5: £54,360 rising in annual increments to £57,495 pa incl. LW

Permanent, Full Time

Hybrid Working - Minimum 2 days except duty week when you will be required to attend office on all working days of the week.

Lambeth Children Social Care, Corporate Parenting which includes 16+ Independence Service and Children Looked After Service, invites applications for the role of an Advanced Practitioner within its 16+ Independence Service. This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced social workers as the role entails supporting the Team Manager to develop and promote high standards of social work practice and lead on specific projects, as directed by the Assistant Director – Corporate Parenting.

About Role:

As an advanced practitioner within the Service, you will deliver and role model meaningful, creative, innovative social work practice through a collaborative and systemic approach to all work with children and families. This is a case holding role however you will carry a reduced caseload of up to 10 cases.

You will support Team Managers with day-to-day Management tasks and performance under the direction and supervision of the Team Manager including supervising non-social work/unqualified staff.

Your key responsibilities will also include provision of support, advice, mentoring and modelling high standards of professional social work practice to newly qualified and less experienced staff in complex/high risk cases; provide professional, reflective supervision and support to staff as relevant to the needs of the team, e.g., staff induction, newly qualified social workers, students; jointly work with newly qualified/less experienced social workers and to provide management instructions and to be accountable for the work of these colleagues on such cases.

• Support AYSEs up to and after their qualifying year, if applicable
• Assisting Team Managers with supporting staff on capability and action plans created by the Team Manager
• Case reflective discussion and consultations

About You:

Due to the nature of the work with vulnerable children, families and carers some work beyond normal office hours is required from time to time. It is expected that you will work flexibly in undertaking the duties and responsibilities of this job and participate as required in multi-disciplinary cross-department and cross-organisational groups and task teams.

If you have any queries in relation to this vacancy, please contact Johanna Weston, Service Manager (Tel.) 020 7926 2549 and (Email) [e-mail] or Maya Unnikrishnan, Service Manager (Tel.) 020 7926 3915 and (Email) [e-mail]

Why Lambeth:

• Fantastic, modern working environment in the award-winning Lambeth Town Hall and Civic Centre buildings
• Competitive Salaries
• Up to 35 days annual leave, dependent upon continuous service
• 5 Minutes from London Underground and excellent transport links into the centre of London
• Hybrid/Flexible working
• Cycle to Work Scheme (including City Bike Hire scheme)
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme

We are a Stonewall diversity champion; a Living Wage Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. Please click here for a full list of our accreditations.

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs

In addition, you will also be required to undertake a Cifas check from the Fraud Prevention organisation. Further information can be found here Cifas.

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Interested

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Job Description and Specification

Closing Date: 21st December at midnight

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