Advanced Social Work Practitioner

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Bridlington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking an Advanced Social Work Practitioner to advocate for the needs of children and young people. Responsibilities include building effective relationships, collaborating with agencies, and providing mentoring to junior staff. The role requires social work qualifications and significant experience in childcare. This position offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth and a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Dynamic and supportive work environment

Opportunities for professional growth

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualifying experience in working with children and families.
• Ability to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and organisational standards.

Responsibilities

• Advocating for children and young people.
• Collaborating with partner agencies.
• Providing practice leadership and mentoring.

Skills

Excellent decision making skills

Strong ability to build effective working relationships

Confident communicator

Ability to work autonomously

Mentoring and supporting less experienced staff

Creativity in working with children and families

Education

Social work qualified (registered with Social Work England)

Job description

The job itself

Are you passionate about shaping the future of childrens services? Do you have the drive and enthusiasm to improve the outcomes for the children, young people and families of East Riding? If so, we have an exciting role for you! This is a fantastic opportunity that has become available in our Bridlington Strengthening and Supporting Families Team.

About Us:

At East Riding, we are committed to creating and sustaining the conditions for outstanding social work and leadership to flourish. As a good Local Authority, we believe in pushing boundaries and delivering excellence for children and families. Our Strengthening and Supporting Families Teams aim to deliver high-quality, collaborative and strengths-based assessment, intervention and support in our work with children and families, with the child at the heart of our practice. We strive to make East Riding a destination of choice for those seeking a fulfilling career in social work, dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of children and families.

The Role:

As an Advanced Social Work Practitioner, you will play a pivotal role in advocating for the children and young people of East Riding. You will be instrumental in creating an environment that supports and enables relational practice, bringing creative and innovative ways of working. You will work holistically and collaboratively partner agencies and family networks, ensuring children and young people are at the centre of practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Excellent decision making skills and a clear understanding of the statutory duties and responsibilities in relation to social work with children and families.
• Significant experience in statutory childcare work, including interventions with children, young people and their families under Child in Need Plans, Child Protection Plans, Family Law Legal Proceedings such as Public Law Care Proceedings, Private Law Proceedings and Adoption.
• A strong ability to build effective working relationships with children, parents, carers, and others within a childs network, grounded in empathy and compassion.
• A confident communicator, able to build rapport and deliver clear information.
• A commitment to ensuring timely and appropriate support for children and families whilst prioritising the needs and risks to children.
• Co-creating and implementing support plans with children and families based on their individual needs.
• Collaborating with partner agencies to understand the childs lived experience, using outstanding partnership working.
• Advocating for children and families, ensuring their voice is heard and rights protected.
• Accountability and responsibility of work undertaken and engaging in regular reflective supervision.
• Ability to work autonomously using own initiative.
• Providing practice leadership, mentoring, and supporting less experienced staff.
• Supporting colleagues in role modelling best practice.

These duties ensure the Advanced Social Work Practitioner plays a crucial role in delivering high quality services and making a positive impact on the lives of children and families.

What we offer:

• A dynamic and supportive work environment committed to professional growth and excellence.
• Opportunities to make a real difference in the lives of children and families in East Riding.
• A collaborative team culture that values innovation, continuous improvement, and high standards of practice.
• A bespoke practice model, Stronger Together, which is rooted in our values and commitment to building strong, collaborative relationships with children, families, and communities. With Signs of Safety as our core framework, our approach is strengths based, solution focused, and relational.
• Competitive salary and benefits package, including generous holiday allowance and pension scheme.

About you:

• You will need to be social work qualified (registered with Social Work England) and have significant post-qualifying experience in working with children and families.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with children and families.
• Strong organisation skills and ability to prioritise and take accountability for own work.
• Creativity in working with children and families ensuring the childs voice is heard.
• Ability to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and organisational standards.
• Commitment to act as a role model for professional standards, ethics, and resilience.

If you are an energetic, creative, with a commitment to excellence, we would love to hear from you. Join us in our mission to deliver an outstanding service to the children and families of East Riding.