Children’s Advanced Practitioner – Fostering – £40 – Tameside

Ashberry Recruitment; Tameside; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Children’s Advanced Practitioner to join their Fostering team in Tameside. This role involves providing high-quality social work services to children and families, ensuring adherence to legislation and best practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of fostering regulations and experience in mentoring fellow practitioners. With a flexible working arrangement of 2-3 days in the office, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the improvement of children's lives while supporting the leadership and management of the service. If you are passionate about making a difference in the community, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Senior Social Worker role is desirable.
• Mainstream Fostering experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality social work to children and families.
• Facilitate Foster Carer Recruitment and Retention activities.

Skills

Fostering regulations knowledge

Social work experience

Mentoring and coaching

Job description

Children’s Advanced Practitioner
Team: Fostering
Location: Tameside
Rate: £40

Previous experience in a Senior Social Worker post – desirable but not essential

Previous mainstream Fostering experience – ESSENTIAL , working knowledge of Fostering regulations.

Working Arrangements – 2-3 days in the office per week.

The post holder will provide effective and high quality professional social work to children and their families in accordance with legislation, national, regional and local statutory guidance, policies and procedures with the outcome of improving the lives of children in Tameside.

To ensure high quality practice and effective management of risk and need.

Hold a complex case load (within case holding teams) and provide mentoring, coaching and co-working of cases with practitioners.

Facilitate Foster Carer Recruitment and Retention activity which will include the provision of training and support groups for carers.

Facilitate workshops and group supervisions for social work staff and practitioners to provide them the opportunity for reflection and improvement in quality of practice.

Support the leadership and management of the Service taking into account service user views, performance data and stakeholder feedback in accordance with Best Value principles.

Contribute to the overall strategic planning of the service and to the development of high quality services.

Please get in touch for more information!

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