Advanced Social Worker: Lead on Complex Cases & Mentoring

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible nine-day fortnight

Wellbeing support

Free parking for Social Workers

Career development panels

Job summary

Coventry City Council is recruiting an Advanced Social Worker (Advanced Practitioner) to join the West area Help and Protection team on a full-time permanent basis. You will oversee the most complex children’s cases and provide coaching and support to Newly Qualified and experienced social workers.

You will lead practice decisions across Children in Need to Permanency Planning, uphold diversity and inclusion, and benefit from flexible nine-day fortnights and a supportive wellbeing framework.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with SW England registration.
• Experience in working with children and families in statutory social care.
• Ability to coach and mentor social workers in high-complexity cases.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a caseload of the most complex cases in children’s services.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and support to Newly Qualified and experienced Social Workers.
• Lead decision-making on cases from Children in Need to Permanency Planning, including Court Work.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Leadership

Education

MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or CQSW

Job description

Coventry City Council is recruiting an Advanced Social Worker (Advanced Practitioner) to join the West area Help and Protection team on a full-time permanent basis. You will oversee the most complex children’s cases and provide coaching and support to Newly Qualified and experienced social workers.

You will lead practice decisions across Children in Need to Permanency Planning, uphold diversity and inclusion, and benefit from flexible nine-day fortnights and a supportive wellbeing framework.