Practice Specialist Social Worker, Adolescent Service

Sanctuary Personnel; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking a dedicated Practice Specialist Social Worker for the Adolescent Team in Wandsworth. This exciting full-time role involves leading the implementation of an Outstanding Practice Framework, coaching social workers, and managing a portfolio of complex cases. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of systemic practice, relevant legislation, and evidence-based interventions. Join a dynamic team committed to delivering outstanding services to children and families, while promoting practice improvement and collaboration within multidisciplinary settings. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people.

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England and knowledgeable in relevant legislation.
• Experience in systemic practice and coaching social workers.

Responsibilities

• Promote and lead the Outstanding Practice Framework in Children's Social Care.
• Hold complex cases and provide reflective supervision for teams.

Skills

Systemic practice

Coaching

Auditing

Practice improvement

Legislation knowledge

Research and evidence-based interventions

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Practice Specialist Social Worker, Adolescent Service

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Practice Specialist Social Worker within the Adolescent Team to work full time based in Wandsworth.

The salary for this permanent Practice Specialist Social Worker job is up to £53,336 per annum.

Responsibilities:

1. Actively promote and lead the embedding of our vision of our Outstanding Practice Framework across Children's Social Care - this requires knowledge and skills in systemic practice and its application to social work.
2. Hold a small portfolio of complex cases; including co-working complex cases with less experienced colleagues.
3. Lead group reflective supervision spaces with teams and for social workers.
4. Provide coaching to social workers in areas of practice improvement.
5. Auditing of practice where there is identified need for improvement and developing improvement plans.
6. Devise, develop and deliver practice workshops around identified areas of improvement arising from audit, including monitoring of impact of practice development.
7. Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues in quality assurance and training & development to embed practice improvement, monitor impact and disseminate learning.
8. Work closely with the designated Service Cluster and the Principal Social Worker to provide practice leadership, swift and timely response to practice improvements and monitor impact of improvements to practice.
9. Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues to ensure children and families receive outstanding quality service across Children's Social Care.
10. Maintain up to date detailed knowledge of legislation at national policy and to ensure practitioners, teams and designated service areas are briefed on changes.
11. Excellent knowledge of theory, conceptual frameworks, practice approaches, research and evidence-based interventions that underpin effective social work practice.
12. Work closely with and be fully committed to the implementation of Family Safeguarding in Wandsworth leading and creating opportunities to develop practice for social workers working collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues.

Requirements of this Practice Specialist Social Worker job:

1. A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. Social Work England registered.

Contact:

This Practice Specialist Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role.

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity.