Lead Practitioner - Leaving Care & Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Child

NHS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Practitioner to support young people and manage complex cases. This role includes leading development work and providing supervision to staff. Ideal candidates will have experience with care leavers and be passionate about enhancing service quality. The role offers robust professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment with flexible working options.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Generous holiday allowance

Local Government Pension Scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex cases and supporting young adults transitioning from children's to adult services.
• Adaptable and capable practitioner dedicated to supporting care leavers.
• Opportunity to provide supervision and line management.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of young people through the transition to independence.
• Lead and support development work, ensuring best practices and continuous improvement.
• Manage complex asylum-seeking cases.

Job description

Lead Practitioner - Leaving Care & Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Child

About the Role: These roles are an exciting opportunity to directly support young people and hold a caseload as well as leading and supporting development work. This is a great opportunity for those seeking progression and aspiring leaders to take on additional responsibility outside of direct work. We are seeking two dynamic, tenacious and proactive Lead Practitioners to further enhance our service. You will have experience managing complex cases, asylum‑seeking young people and supporting young adults transitioning between children's and adult services.

Job Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of young people and support them through the transition to independence or adult services.
• Lead and support development work, ensuring best practice and continuous improvement.
• Manage complex asylum‑seeking cases and support young adults transitioning between children's and adult services.
• Provide supervision and line management to staff where appropriate.

About you

This is an opportunity for candidates who want to undertake this role as part of their professional development or to experience a different area of work or for experienced existing lead practitioners to take on a new role. You will be an adaptable and capable practitioner who is dedicated and passionate about supporting the needs of care leavers. This successful candidate will also have an opportunity to provide supervision and line management to staff.

Rewards and benefits

It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county – we want to do this for our employees too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours and the use of technology to support agile working. We offer some of the very best learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development. We have a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us up to 32 days, as well as giving you the option to buy additional holiday. You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to 19.9% of your salary; a range of local and national retail discounts; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Our commitment to Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi‑time, part‑time working, job sharing, nine‑day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

Person Specification

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Contact

To discuss the role or find out more please contact Carol Stewart [e-mail] or Emily Little on [e-mail]