Advanced Social Work Practitioner Safeguarding Hub

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Beverley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is seeking an Advanced Social Work Practitioner to join their safeguarding hub. This role offers impactful work and professional growth within a supportive team dedicated to ensuring children receive timely support. The successful candidate will be an experienced professional, adept at making critical decisions in a competitive and collaborative environment.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package

Supportive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with children and families in a statutory social care setting.
• Strong decision-making skills and understanding of thresholds.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for all safeguarding concerns relating to children.
• Work within a multi-agency team of advanced social workers.
• Ensure timely and effective responses to safeguarding concerns.

Skills

Decision-making

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Partnership working

Initiative

Job description

The job itself

Join Our Journey to Excellence

Advanced Social Work Practitioner

Salary: Competitive, with excellent benefits

OFSTED Rating: GOOD

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work: Be at the forefront of safeguarding and early help, ensuring children receive the right support at the right time.
• Supportive Environment: Work within a highly visible service that is well-regarded within the Council and the Safeguarding Childrens Partnership.
• Professional Growth: Benefit from our solid foundation of practice standards, quality assurance frameworks, and the Workforce Academy, which support consistent, high-quality social work practice.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and experienced Advanced Social Work Practitioner to join our vibrant and high-performing Childrens Safeguarding Hub on a permanent basis.

As the first point of contact for all safeguarding concerns relating to children, the Hub plays a vital role in ensuring timely and effective responses. You will work within a multi-agency team of advanced social workers and co-located partners, contributing to a collaborative and supportive environment where children and families receive the right support, at the right time.

What We Are Looking For:

• A confident, motivated professional who can lead by example and contribute to our journey toward excellence.
• Proven experience working with children and families in a statutory social care setting
• Strong decision-making skills and a clear understanding of thresholds
• A commitment to ensuring timely and appropriate support for children and families
• Excellent partnership working and the ability to use your initiative
• Experience working across organisational boundaries to improve outcomes
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

What our practitioners and partners say about us:

Honestly and truthfully, the team is fantastic, and I feel very supported every day. Even at its busiest, both peers and management have time for you. A great service for the families of East Riding and a great place to work. (ASWP).

SaPH is a welcoming and highly professional and supportive environment that champions a culture of true joint working and safeguarding partner co-location. This underpins consistent, effective practice, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met through the provision of timely, well-informed, targeted and appropriate support to children and families. (Safeguarding in education team).

Our Practice Model Stronger Together

You can, I can, We can.

Our bespoke practice model, Stronger Together, is rooted in our values and commitment to building strong, collaborative relationships with children, families, and communities. While we continue to use Signs of Safety as our core framework, our approach is broader strengths-based, solution-focused, and relational.

This model ensures consistency across teams, creating a shared language and understanding of how we work together to achieve the best outcomes for children and families.

This post is subject to suitable references and an enhanced DBS check.

How to Apply

If you are ready for a new challenge and want to be part of a forward-thinking, supportive team, we would love to hear from you.