Practice Development Social Worker (CDC) - Quality

Doncaster Council; Doncaster; In loco; GBP 50.000 - 54.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Competitive leave entitlement

Generous local government pension

Wellbeing support and staff networks

Development and training opportunities

Staff discounts and benefits schemes

Descrizione del lavoro

City of Doncaster Council is seeking a proactive Practice Development Social Worker (CDC) to lead quality assurance and improve practice across the Children’s Social Care directorate. The role is based at The Civic, Waterdale, Doncaster, with a 37-hour week and a temporary contract until September 2027.

You will deliver audits, analyse findings, and work with managers to develop actions that drive lasting improvements for children and families, while supporting learning and development across

Mansioni

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people, aiming for ambitious outcomes across Doncaster.
• Provide operational practice and management support to integrate learning into daily team activities.
• Line manage and supervise one to two apprentice social workers.
• Assess performance against core practice standards using audits, interviews, and observations.
• Support the Service Improvement Manager in developing and overseeing audit methods and reporting.
• Critically evaluate practice and feed insights into individual and team development.
• Design tailored development packages based on audit action plans.
• Review the reliability of information and assess risks to achieving council objectives.
• Develop and implement specialist programs for individuals and groups, including mentoring and expert advice.
• Coordinate staff input across the council, deploying skilled practitioners to support others.
• Maintain a resource bank with updated toolkits and intervention packs for staff.
• Collect and analyse data from audits and quality assurance activities, and monitor progress.
• Coordinate and analyse customer satisfaction surveys from children, young people, and families.
• Monitor the impact of development opportunities on practice improvement.
• Contribute to strategic and operational service development, including training, research, and multi-agency collaboration.

Descrizione del lavoro

City of Doncaster Council is seeking a proactive Practice Development Social Worker (CDC) to lead quality assurance and improve practice across the Children’s Social Care directorate. The role is based at The Civic, Waterdale, Doncaster, with a 37-hour week and a temporary contract until September 2027.

You will deliver audits, analyse findings, and work with managers to develop actions that drive lasting improvements for children and families, while supporting learning and development across