Consultant Advanced Practitioner

Sanctuary Personnel; City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in London is seeking a full-time Consultant Advanced Practitioner to provide social work services to children and families. The role requires qualifications in social work and at least a year of supervisory experience. The salary for this position is up to £51,903 per annum, along with comprehensive responsibilities including training staff and ensuring compliance with legislation.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year's experience of supervising professional staff.
• Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation.
• Ability to travel independently to all required areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional social work service to children and families.
• Maintain awareness of legislation and best practice.
• Design and deliver training for newly qualified staff.

Skills

Supervision of professional staff

Knowledge of childcare legislation

Independent travel

Education

CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Consultant Advanced Practitioner to work full time based in Haringey.

The salary for this permanent Consultant Advanced Practitioner job is up to £51,903 per annum.

Responsibilities

• To provide a needs-led, professional social work service to children, young people and their families, complying with legislative requirements and in accordance with established best practice by developing the skills to ASYE and their managers.
• To maintain a personal awareness of legislation, national and regional developments and key drives that shape and influence contemporary social work practice.
• To implement and facilitate peer learning across the service.
• To promote and support individual performance and progression relation to individual's career and team development.
• To prepare and present clear concise reports and records.
• To design and create with managers and Organisational Development Officers in developing and implementing induction programmes for newly qualified or recently qualified staff.
• To attend and represent the Local Authority in regional and national meetings and events, sharing learning and development.
• To work closely with colleagues to design and deliver training and workshop sessions as needed for staff within their first 24 months of practice to ensure they are consolidating practice and prepare for assessments of practice.
• To undertake supervision for newly and recently qualified staff in taking case decisions, ensuring practice is linked to underpinning theory and clear evidence base.
• When necessary act as Practice Educator for students on placement.
• To undertake discrete pieces of work as requested by the Principal Child & Family Social Worker.
• To share responsibility with the Social Work Education Manager for specified budgets in respect of the externally funded Programmes, ensuring spend is monitored and reviewed regularly to ensure close financial management of resources against spend.
• Understanding, knowledge and ability to follow guidelines that ensures compliance with Health & Safety at Work, Data Protection and other statutory requirements.
• Understanding and commitment to promoting and implementing the Council's Equal Opportunities policies.
• To undertake any other temporary responsibilities aligned with the overall purpose and grade of the role.

Requirements

• CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work or equivalent professional qualification.
• At least 1 year's experience of supervising professional staff.
• Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation.
• Ability to travel independently to all required areas by the job's responsibilities.

Contact and how to apply

This Consultant Advanced Practitioner job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates reflects the clients that candidates will support within their role. Sanctuary takes pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

Reasonable Adjustments: If you require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. We will provide appropriate support throughout the process and into your work placement.

EEO statement: Sanctuary Personnel is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.