Advanced Practitioner - Edge of Care Service

inploi; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Stockport is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to support families and young people on the edge of care. The role emphasizes teamwork and innovative approaches to keeping families together. Responsibilities include leading a team, providing direct support, and developing practices that improve outcomes for children. Ideal candidates will be experienced social workers with a commitment to helping families and children thrive. This full-time role offers a hybrid working model and competitive salary.

Benefits

Essential Car User allowance

Hybrid working

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience in social work, particularly with families.
• Demonstrated ability to handle crisis situations effectively.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with families.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of support for young people and their families.
• Leading a team of support workers.
• Developing practice and providing evidence-based interventions.

Skills

Experience in social work

Ability to work with families

Crisis management

Innovation

Commitment to child welfare

Education

Qualified social worker

Job description

Advanced Practitioner - Edge of Care Service

Salary: £45,091 - £51,356
Hours: 37 Hours, Full Time
Type: Permanent
Working pattern: Hybrid – Central House and homeworking
Essential Car User allowance: up to £963 per annum

Application Deadline

12th January 2026 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: 15th January 2026
Interview Date: 26th January 2026
Interview Type: Face to face

Your Role

Stockport Families First (Edge of Care) is an innovative, dynamic and creative service that aims to safely prevent and reduce the number of children and young people from entering the care system in Stockport. The service keeps children and young people at the heart of all work and is committed to keeping families together as a unit by strengthening, improving and re‑building family relationships.

As an Advanced Practitioner you will be part of a wider resourceful team, sharing a passion for providing young people with the best possible outcomes in life. You will hold, direct and support a team of Intensive Support workers and specialist workers, leading the development of their practice. Within the role you will have oversight of delivering effective, coordinated, evidence‑based support and interventions to young people and their families/carers.

This is an exciting opportunity to have a key role in combining direct practice alongside service and professional development.

About You

Are you innovative, positive, dedicated and not afraid of change or challenge? Then help us to transform the lives and futures of children & young people on the “Edge of Care”.

We are looking for an experienced Social worker to rise to the challenge of keeping children at home with their families. With a reassuring presence, calm in a crisis and able to work with families in their homes, you will help them make changes and stay together.

You will need to be passionate about working with children, young people and their families to keep them together and be a good role model for others working with children, young people and their families.

About Us

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre‑employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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