Children's Advanced Practitioner- Duty Team

Reed; Lancashire, Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruiting agency is seeking a Children's Advanced Practitioner to join a council's Duty & Assessment Team in North West England. The role involves leading complex cases, mentoring Social Workers, and ensuring high-quality assessments. This position offers a competitive payrate of £40 per hour along with additional benefits such as weekly payroll and professional development contributions.

Benefits

Dedicated Recruitment Consultant

Free DBS checks

Weekly payroll

CPD contributions

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience working as a Qualified Social Worker.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex and high-risk cases.
• Conduct assessments and interventions at initial contact.
• Support and mentor junior Social Workers.

Skills

Qualified Social Worker (Social Work England)

Mentoring

Assessment and Intervention

Collaboration

Job description

Our client, a Greater Manchester council is seeking a Children’s Advanced Practitioner to join their Duty & Assessment Team

Fantastic payrate of £40 per hour!

Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

• Act as lead professional on complex and high-risk cases.
• Undertake robust assessments and interventions at the initial contact stage.
• Support and mentor Social Workers, including ASYEs and apprentices.
• Chair strategy meetings and contribute to multi-agency safeguarding responses.
• Quality assure assessments, CIN plans, and other statutory documents.
• Maintain accurate and timely records using electronic systems.
• Promote and embed models such as Family Safeguarding and Motivational Interviewing.
• Collaborate with other professionals to ensure timely and effective responses.
• Hold a small caseload of complex cases and co-work to support development of team members.
• Drive performance and quality through audits, feedback, and reflective supervision.

Requirements of this role:

• Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
• Must have minimum of 3 year's experience working as a Qualified social worker

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
• Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
• Free CV building and Interview support.
• Free DBS checks.
• Weekly payroll.
• PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
• CPD contributions.
• Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
• Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

Does this role interest you? Apply today!