Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Locality Teams

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible wellbeing and development

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is recruiting an Advanced Social Work Practitioner for Locality Teams. This full-time, permanent role combines direct work with children and families with a practice leadership remit.

You will hold complex caseloads, supervise peers, and contribute to developing practice across the Locality Teams within a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
• Significant post-qualification experience with children and families.
• Experience in Child Protection, CIN and Care Proceedings.
• Ability to coach and support colleagues in practice leadership.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of complex children and family work.
• Provide guidance, coaching and support to colleagues across the team.
• Conduct assessments to support effective decision making and risk management.
• Develop practice and promote high-quality, relationship-based social work.

Skills

Safeguarding

Assessment

Risk management

Coaching & mentoring

Decision making

Multi-agency working

Outcome focused

Education

Social Work degree

Social Work England registration

Job description

Advanced Social Work Practitioners - Locality Teams

Working pattern: Hybrid working. Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

We are looking for experienced social workers to join our Locality team as Advanced Social Work Practitioners.

Our front line Locality Teams have recently been reshaped to reflect the Family First Partnership reforms to ensure that children receive help and support from the right person at the right time, with seamless support from both their professional and family network.

As an Advanced Social Work Practitioner, you'll combine direct work with children and families with a key practice leadership role. You'll hold a caseload of complex children and family work, while providing guidance, coaching and support to colleagues across the team.

Working across Child in Need, Child Protection and Care Proceedings, you'll use your knowledge and experience to undertake assessments to support effective decision making, manage risk, and help achieve positive outcomes for children and families. You'll play an important role in developing practice, supporting less experienced social workers and promoting high-quality, relationship-based social work.

This is an ideal opportunity for experienced practitioners who are passionate about practice excellence and want to extend their influence beyond their own caseload while continuing to work directly with children and families.

You'll bring:

• A recognised social work qualification and Social Work England registration
• Significant post-qualification experience working with children, young people and families
• Strong safeguarding, assessment and risk management skills
• Experience of Child Protection, Children in Need and Care Proceedings work
• The ability to coach, mentor and support colleagues
• Confidence in complex decision making and multi-agency working
• A commitment to achieving the best outcomes for children and families

Through reflective supervision, coaching and ongoing professional development, you'll be supported to strengthen your practice leadership skills and continue progressing your career within a service that values learning, development and professional excellence.

Our career pathway recognises growing expertise, professional influence and leadership, creating opportunities to progress into management roles while continuing to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and families across Nottingham.

Working for Nottingham City Council comes with a wide range of benefits. Alongside competitive pay, generous annual leave and access to an excellent pension scheme, we are committed to creating an innovative, inclusive, and progressive workplace where colleagues are supported to be their very best.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement (between 26 and 33 days per year depending on your length of service)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with an 18.5% employer contribution
• Flexible hybrid working
• A strong focus on wellbeing
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression

In return, we are looking for compassionate, dedicated people who share our commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people, adults, and families across Nottingham. If you are passionate about making a positive difference through education and social care and want to help people thrive, we would love to hear from you.

You can find out more about the benefits available to our colleagues on our Nottingham City Council Employee Benefits webpage

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Nottingham City Council is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We value diversity and recognise that different perspectives, experiences and ideas help us deliver better services for Nottingham's citizens.

We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, disabled people, and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT+), as these groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

Right to Work

Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Any offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of right to work checks in accordance with Home Office requirements.