Advanced Social Work Practitioner

Worcestershire County Council; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great holiday entitlement

LGPS pension scheme

Professional development

Hybrid working

Job summary

Worcestershire County Council is seeking an Advanced Social Work Practitioner to join a multi-agency Child Protection Team (MACPT) in Worcester. The post requires a social work qualification and at least 2 years post-qualifying experience in child protection, with strong partnership and safeguarding skills.

The role involves strategy discussions, investigations, and joint work with police, health, education and domestic abuse colleagues to safeguard children and young people at risk.

Qualifications

• Must be social work qualified and registered to practice.
• Minimum 2 years post-qualifying experience in child protection.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary settings with police, health and education.
• Ability to lead strategy discussions and contribute to safeguarding plans.

Responsibilities

• Attend strategy discussions and undertake child protection enquiries to conclusion.
• Make appropriate recommendations to reduce risk and escalation needs.
• Lead joint work with partners and contribute to safety planning for children and families.
• Build trusted relationships with community partners to enable timely responses.

Skills

Social work

Child protection

Partnership work

Risk assessment

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Job Title: Advanced Social Work Practitioner - MACPT
Salary: £44,253 - £47,665 per annum, plus MarketForces £4000.
37 Hours per Week
Location: Hybrid with central office Wildwood.
Team: Multi agencyChild protection team
Permanent

The Role:

As part of the Social Care reforms, we are further developing our Children's Family Front Door to not only support the great work we already do, but to also develop this further; helping families access the right help and support at the right time. As part of these reforms we are introducing a new " multi-agency child protection team" (MACPT) as part of our Family Front Door response pathway; ensuring that children and young people are safeguarded and protected in a timely way; and that decisions and investigations are led by highly skilled and experienced child protection practitioners with direct experience working with children, young people, their families where actual or likely significant harm has been identified. This new multi-disciplinary team will carry out child protection investigations and safety planning, manage SUDi/C joint work with partners and MASH case discussions.

We are seeking a social work qualified practitioner with a minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience with significant experience in child protection. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, attending strategy discussions and undertaking child protection enquiries until their conclusion; making appropriate recommendations to ensure that families receive timely and appropriate support and intervention to reduce risk and escalating needs. At conclusion of the child protection enquiry, dependant on the level of needs and risks identified, families will receive support via early help in the community, of through our family help pathway as appropriate.

To enable timely responses to children it is important we work with families in their communities; therefore, as an Advanced Social Work Pracitioner you will be able to build strong trusted relationships with our community partners.

The Multi-Agency Child Protection Team is led by three experienced and permanent Team Managers who will provide supervision, support and guidance in relation to complex child protection matters where a culture of learning, critical thinking and reflective practice is encouraged.

This multi disciplinary team will work with; police, health, education and domestic abuse colleagues, ensuring good quality information sharing, joint working and safety planning for children, young people and their families. Enabling us to assess the level of risk and vulnerability and working with the family, their network and community based partners to reduce and address safeguarding concerns.

We are therefore seeking a skilled and experienced social worker who has a sound knowledge and evidence of experience in child protection practice and procedures. The right applicant will also be able to demonstrate their application of the levels of need guidance and strong partnership working with an understanding of employing the right service and response at the right time.

Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Benefits:

You'll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage

• Worcestershire County Council - Why work for us?

Some of these offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement:As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you're successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme:The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development:We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working:We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The County Council has a commitment to safeguarding service users in our care.

Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Application Closing Date: 13th November 2026

Application Closing Date: 13th November 2026
Anticipated Interview Date: 24th November 2026

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