Practice Leader (Full Time)

New Start; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking an experienced Practice Leader to provide leadership and management oversight across Family Help and related services in London (Greater). The role combines supervision of up to three staff with direct involvement with children and families to deliver high-quality practice.

You will lead on quality assurance, audits and service improvement, chair multi‑agency meetings and promote excellent social work practice while developing a skilled workforce.

Qualifications

• Substantial post-qualifying experience with children and families.
• Experience in providing practice leadership, supervision and management oversight.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and statutory responsibilities.
• Commitment to developing others and promoting excellent social work practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and line management for staff (up to three).
• Deliver robust case oversight for timely, proportionate interventions.
• Lead on quality assurance activities including audits and performance monitoring.
• Chair multi‑agency meetings to support partnership working.
• Drive service improvement and embed best practice across the team.
• Promote positive outcomes and permanence planning for children and families.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Safeguarding

Partnership working

Staff development

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Jobs

Practice Leader

More Information

Salary: PO6 - £54,267 to £57,402

Expires: 16/09/2026

Location: London (Greater), London (Greater)

Job Type: Full Time

Job Introduction

As part of our ambitiousFamilies First Social Care Reform Programme, we are recruitingPractice Leadersto join several of our newly developed services, includingFamily HelpandDisabled Children & Young People's Services.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced social workers looking to take the next step in their leadership journey, helping to shape innovative services that deliver outstanding outcomes for children, youngpeopleand families.

About the Role

As a Practice Leader, you will work alongside Team Leaders to provide strong practice leadership, managementoversightand support to frontline staff. You will play a key role in ensuring high-quality practice, driving serviceimprovementand creating a culture of learning,reflectionand continuous development.

You will combine leadership responsibilities providing supervision, guidance and support to colleagues whilemaintainingdirect involvement with children and families.

What You'll Do

• Support the Team Leader in the day-to-day management of the service.
• Provide supervision, coaching and line management for up to three staff members.
• Deliver robust case oversight to ensure timely, proportionate and effective interventions.
• Lead on quality assurance activities including audits, case reviews and performance monitoring.
• Drive service improvement initiatives and embed best practice across the team.
• Chair multi-agency meetings and support effective partnership working.
• Promote positive outcomes, permanence planning and high-quality practice for children and young people.
• Help develop a motivated, skilled and confident workforce.

About You

We'relooking for experienced and passionate social work professionals who:

• Have substantial post-qualifying experience working with children and families.
• Are confident in providing practice leadership, supervision and management oversight.
• Have a strong understanding of safeguarding, statutory responsibilities and partnership working.
• Are committed to developing others and promoting excellent social work practice.
• Can inspire, motivate and support teams to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Opportunities Across Our Services

Vacancies are available acrossa number ofservice areas, including:

• Family Help
• Disabled Children & Young People's Services

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a period of transformation and innovation, helping to shape the future of children's services through the Families First reforms. Ifyou'reready to combine your social workexpertisewith leadership and service development,we'dlove to hear from you.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Scholtz (Family Help) [e-mail] or Alex Lee Daniels (Disabled Children and Young People Service)[e-mail] .

Diversity Statement:Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close:All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close:Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

Full Employment History:A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored:Each application is scored according to how well the supportingstatements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary:Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values:Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

Company: Royal Borough of Greenwich

Salary: PO6 - £54,267 to £57,402

Location: London (Greater), London (Greater)

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Corporate Management Team

Sector: Health and Social Care

Job Role: Officer