Childrens Advanced Practitioner – Duty – Wigan – £40

Ashberry Recruitment; Wigan; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Wigan is seeking a Children’s Advanced Practitioner. In this role, you will provide expert assessments to families and collaborate with a Duty team. Candidates must hold a relevant qualification in Social Work and possess strong communication and analytical skills. This position encourages creativity and flexibility in addressing complex family needs. A friendly compliance team and referral bonuses are offered.

Benefits

Dedicated experienced Consultant

Friendly compliance team

Essential Enhanced DBS

£250 Referral bonus

Qualifications

• Registration with Social Work England is required.
• Enhanced and in-date DBS certificate is necessary.
• Ability to work alone and within a team is essential.
• Must be able to write clear assessments and reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessments and interventions for families.
• Work on a Duty team managing varying cases.
• Think quickly and creatively to solve complex problems.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Motivation to empower families

Education

DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Children’s Advanced Practitioner

Team : Duty Service
Location : Wigan
Pay Rate : £40
Office Use : 000A 76FD / 1

The Duty Service in Wigan consists of 5 duty teams and a Duty Academy, you will be on Duty one week in five. Each Team consists of a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, a Senior Social worker and 6 Social Workers.

Families who we work with in Duty require our expert assessment and intervention skills at the very first stage of assessment and support.

The nature of the work within the Duty Service can be described as fast paced, you will work on one of the 5 main Duty teams, given our 5 week Duty cycle this means that you will only be going on Duty 1 in every 5 weeks.

The Duty teams in Wigan hold a varying complexity of cases, in our Duty service, case transfer points include the Initial Child Protection Case Conference, the first CLA review, the first PLO meeting, the 3rd CIN meeting.

The Duty service do not hold cases long term and following your assessment and intervention period the outcome of this will determine the best team for the family to step across to.

You will have the ability to think quickly and be creative to overcome the complex challenges and issues you may face. You will have good interpersonal and caring skills which will help you to support and meet the needs of the children, young people and their families.

Being able to be motivated to empower children and families is essential to support them to reach and achieve their own solutions and for assist in helping them make long term sustainable family plans.

Having good analytical skills is key to be able to analyse, risks assess and interpret information or situations to solve difficult problems or to develop solutions and plans.

For more information please contact Carly on 01282 525510 or [e-mail]

Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:

• DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available.
• Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
• Possess knowledge of service needs.
• Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems.
• Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files.
• Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises

Why Ashberry?

• Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
• Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
• Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
• £250 Referral bonus.