Advanced Practitioner - Childrens (G10)

Nations Recruitment; Greater Lincolnshire; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care provider in Lincolnshire is looking for an Advanced Practitioner to join their Social Care Screening Team. This role involves assessing and determining the right level of support for children and families facing safety concerns. Candidates must possess a recognised social work qualification and have substantial social work experience. The position offers strong peer support and access to extensive training and counselling resources, with a commitment to ensuring the best outcomes for all children.

Benefits

Access to emotional wellbeing support

Complimentary training resources

Qualifications

• Significant social work experience in Children’s Services.
• Registered with Social Work England.
• Knowledge of Social Care Intervention thresholds.

Responsibilities

• Make decisions at the front door regarding child safety.
• Screen contacts about children and young people.
• Provide guidance to partner agencies.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Knowledge of relevant legislation

Problem-solving approach

Organizational skills

Education

Recognised social work qualification

Job description

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: Main Building, Newland, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 1YL

United Kingdom

Lincolnshire County Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £29.51 per hour

2 days remote, 3 days in the office.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practitioner to join the Social Care Screening Team.

Children Social Work in Lincolnshire

This is an exciting opportunity to have real input into the efficient and effective delivery of social care in a nationally leading local authority. Our Children’s Services is rated by Ofsted as Outstanding. This is an incredible achievement and something we are extremely proud of as it reflects the quality of social work practice in Lincolnshire.

Our practice model is “Signs of Safety” and this is underpinned by a firm commitment to restorative practice, working in a way where the strengths of the family and their network are honoured and families are supported to develop their own solutions. Most importantly, we believe the voice of the child should be at the very heart of every plan.

About the role of an Advanced Practitioner in the Social Care Screening Team

We are a dedicated team of experienced social workers working together to make decisions at the front door and determine the right level of support required for a child or family when concerns arise about their safety or well‑being. We work closely with our Social Care and Early Help colleagues and partner agencies screening contacts about children and young people as well as holding consultations to advise and guide partner agencies about the right support required for an individual child and their family. As such, this is a non‑case‑holding role.

We believe that supporting emotional resilience is always important, but particularly so when you are working with families experiencing complex and challenging circumstances. We will provide you with strong peer support, regular formal and informal supervision, group learning and team meetings. You will be further supported in your work through our excellent internal and external training learning offer including complimentary access to the Research in Practice, access to emotional wellbeing support/counselling.

To apply, you will have:

• A recognised social work qualification and Social Work England registration.
• Significant social work experience and an in-depth knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Knowledge of Social Care Intervention thresholds.
• A firm belief in the importance of social work values and practice.
• A strengths based and creative and innovative approach to problem solving.
• An excellent communicator who builds strong working relationships with colleagues, families and external agencies.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Above all, to want to achieve the best possible result for each and every child.