Practice Development Officer

Future of London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

32 days annual leave + holidays

Hybrid working

Season ticket loan

Career development

Job summary

Enfield Council invites applications for a Practice Development Officer to join the Centre of Excellence on a secondment/fixed-term basis until March 2028. You will support QA, model frontline practice, and help share learning across Children and Family Services.

The role requires a qualified social worker with strong knowledge of legislation and excellent communication and leadership skills. You will work to strengthen practice, influence change, and support colleagues across the service while

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with knowledge of current legislation.
• Ability to analyse information and present it clearly to stakeholders.
• Strong communication and leadership skills to influence practice across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of quality assurance and the practice framework across Children and Family Services.
• Model strong frontline practice and share learning in practical, engaging ways.
• Collaborate with colleagues to drive improvement and support frontline delivery across the service.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Communication

Leadership

Education

Qualified social worker

Job description

Secondment / Fixed Term opportunity until March 2028

Practice Development Officer – MM2

Are you a passionate and innovative qualified social worker who wants to help shape and strengthen practice across Children and Family Services? We are looking for a Practice Development Officer to join our Centre of Excellence on a secondment / fixed term basis. In this role, you will support the delivery of our quality assurance and practice framework, model strong frontline practice, contribute to quality assurance activity, and help share learning in ways that are practical, meaningful and engaging.

We are ambitious for children, young people and families, and committed to creating the conditions where excellent practice can thrive. We value creativity, collaboration and continuous learning, and we are proud of the committed practitioners and managers who work together to make a positive difference every day.

We would love to hear from someone who brings a recognised social work qualification, strong knowledge of current legislation, and a good understanding of what supports effective frontline delivery. You will be analytical, creative and confident in presenting information clearly, with the communication and leadership skills to build positive relationships, influence change and support colleagues across the service.

In return, we offer a supportive and forward-thinking team where your ideas, experience and energy will be valued. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills, work alongside committed colleagues, and play an important part in our improvement journey for children and families in Enfield.

If you are motivated, enthusiastic and ready to contribute to meaningful change, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Contact Details -

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Angela Bent on 0208 132 0364 for an informal discussion

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact [e-mail].

Enfield’s Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. It brings our recruitment, professional development and support into the one portal for social care staff to see what we have to offer and how we are supporting them to continue to learn and develop on a professional basis. For more information please visit https://new.enfield.gov.uk/centreofexcellence/about-us/

“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.

We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, to find out more.

Certain posts in the Council are ‘politically restricted’ which means that staff employed in these posts may not undertake political activities either in or outside the workplace and therefore if candidates are affiliated with any political party, we may not be able to proceed with their application.