Children's Advanced Practitioner – Family Safeguarding Lead

Caritas Recruitment; Bury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Caritas Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Children’s Advanced Practitioner for a Family Safeguarding Team in Bury. The role focuses on strengths-based, relationship-focused practice to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

You will manage complex caseloads, undertake high-quality assessments, and work with multi-agency partners to identify risk, promote safety and drive sustainable change. Strong knowledge of legislation and court processes is essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with current registration with Social Work England.
• Substantial experience in children’s social care, including child protection, assessments, care planning and working with families experiencing complex needs.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, safeguarding procedures and court processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload involving children and families requiring safeguarding intervention.
• Undertake high-quality assessments, planning and review of appropriate support.
• Collaborate with children, parents, carers and partner agencies to identify risk, promote safety and achieve sustainable change.
• Prepare reports, contribute to meetings and reviews, and present evidence when required.
• Ensure decisions are clearly recorded and informed by legislation, policy and professional standards.
• Provide practice leadership and support to colleagues; contribute to supervision and case consultation.
• Support newly qualified and less experienced practitioners and promote consistent safeguarding approaches.
• Contribute to quality assurance, learning, service development and continuous improvement of outcomes.

Skills

Advanced practitioner

Case consultation

Supervision

Quality assurance

Service development

Voice of the child

Education

Recognised social work qualification

Registered with Social Work England

Job description

Caritas Recruitment Limited is seeking an experienced Children’s Advanced Practitioner for a Family Safeguarding Team in Bury. The role focuses on strengths-based, relationship-focused practice to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

You will manage complex caseloads, undertake high-quality assessments, and work with multi-agency partners to identify risk, promote safety and drive sustainable change. Strong knowledge of legislation and court processes is essential.