Practice Lead - Children's Services & Workforce Learning

Liverpool City Council; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays (rises

Flexible / Agile working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Training and progression opportunities

Health & Wellbeing

Cycle to Work

Employee volunteering

Job summary

Liverpool City Council’s Children and Young People’s Services is seeking a passionate Practice Lead to oversee learning and development across the service. The role focuses on creating robust training programs for social workers and the wider workforce, driving a culture of excellence and reflective practice.

The successful candidate will champion our Practice Model “Our City, Our Children, Together” and work to embed high-quality social work practice.

Qualifications

• Registered social worker with experience in children’s services.
• Experience in learning and development or workforce training is desirable.
• Ability to coach, mentor and support reflective practice across teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver robust and creative learning programmes for social work and qualified workforce.
• Lead training and development sessions that are dynamic, evidence-informed and aligned to our operating model.
• Act as a visible advocate for excellent, relationship-based practice and promote the Practice Model “Our City, Our Children, Together.”
• Support faculties and implement workforce strategies to empower practitioners.
• Contribute to quality assurance and practice improvement through coaching and reflective supervision.

Skills

Registered social worker

Practice Educator (preferred)

Coaching & mentoring

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Liverpool City Council’s Children and Young People’s Services is seeking a passionate Practice Lead to oversee learning and development across the service. The role focuses on creating robust training programs for social workers and the wider workforce, driving a culture of excellence and reflective practice.

The successful candidate will champion our Practice Model “Our City, Our Children, Together” and work to embed high-quality social work practice.