Advanced Social Work Practitioner

Compass Community; Cottingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance £100 p/m

Therapeutic wellbeing sessions

MediCash health benefits

REACH awards up to £150/month

Service awards (up to £600)

Job summary

Compass Community in Cottingham is seeking an Advanced Practitioner to join an experienced team. The role is hybrid, requiring three days per week at the assessment centre and home-working on other days. A valid driving licence is essential to the role.

You will lead on projects, supervise staff, and provide expert guidance on safeguarding and regulatory matters. You will collaborate with the Operations Manager to support complex cases and ensure adherence to policy and standards.

Qualifications

• Must hold a relevant professional qualification in social work and be registered with Social Care England (or equivalent).
• Substantial experience in residential practice including assessments.
• Strong knowledge of parent and child regulations, child care law and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality, flexible service to parents and children using guidance to inform practice decisions and safeguarding.
• Provide line management and supervision for social care staff/students while managing a reduced caseload.
• Ensure service aligns with Compass Parent & Child policy, regulations and standards, and works with the Inspecting Body.
• Collaborate with Operations Manager to handle complex cases, coach and mentor practice development, and respond to safeguarding issues.

Skills

Social work qualifications

Registration with Social Care England

Residential practice experience

Communication skills

Coaching/mentoring

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference to parents and children?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaging Advanced Practitioner, looking for a new challenge, to join our experienced and successful team that is reflective and creative in practice. Working collaboratively with all stakeholders, you will strive to ensure that the parents and children at the assessment centre will reach their full potential. You will be required to travel for the role to our centre in Cottingham. The role is hybrid at the assessment centre/working from home with an expectation to be at the assessment centre 3 days per week. A valid driving licence are essential to the role.

You will

• Provide a comprehensive, flexible and high-quality service to our parents and children using legal, regulatory and statutory guidance to inform practice decisions and to safeguard and protect against harm.
• Provide line management and professional supervision and performance appraisals for a small number of social care staff /students whilst managing a reduced caseload.
• Support the organisation in ensuring that the service is run in line with Compass Parent & Child Policy and legislation, regulations and standards, together with the Inspecting Body.
• Work with the Operations Manager to support complex cases, practice development through coaching and mentoring, providing advice and guidance and respond to safeguarding issues and supporting placements.
• Lead on identified projects and service developments.
• Have a relevant professional qualification in social work and be Social Care England (or equivalent) registered and have substantial experience of residential practice including the assessments.
• Have a good knowledge of parent and child regulations, child care law and safeguarding issues is essential, as is the ability to make objective professional assessments of parents and children.
• Be a strong team player and be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits Of Joining Us

• Career Development – We offer many career paths, recognising hard work & supporting you into senior roles.
• Competitive Salary – using structured pay grades based on your training and experience.
• Car Allowance – £100 p/m car allowance to allow you to work flexibly from different locations.
• Wellbeing – Access to therapeutic wellbeing sessions with our Therapeutic Services team.
• Cashback for various medical appointments & treatments including optical and dental with MediCash.
• Win up to £150 per month in our REACH awards.
• Receive £200 (2 years), £400 (5 years) and £600 (10 years) service awards, plus up to £500 special recognition award for outstanding practice.
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 28 days within 4 years, plus all bank holidays.
• Additional 2.5 days each year for your birthday, a health and wellbeing day and a half day festive shopping day.
• Life Assurance Scheme. Named beneficiaries qualify for 3x annual salary after successful completion of probationary.
• Salary sacrifice schemes, including childcare vouchers, technology and cycle to work.

Our recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be offered a role subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Compass is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.

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