Practice Supervisor – Child Permanence and Reunification

Applefields School; Selby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

North Yorkshire Council is seeking a Practice Supervisor for the Care Planning and Support Team in Selby, North Yorkshire. The role focuses on supervising social workers to ensure safe, effective delivery of services for children and families.

You will drive excellent practice, manage risk and improve outcomes, including reviewing assessments and plans and chairing multi‑agency meetings to support the Families First reform agenda.

Qualifications

• Recognised social work qualification.
• Social Work England registration.
• Substantial post-qualifying experience in social work.
• Significant experience managing complex child protection and court-related cases.
• Proven ability to supervise, mentor and support social workers, including NQSWs.
• Strong knowledge of the legal framework for children’s social work.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day supervision and support to social workers across Children in Need, Child Protection and Looked After Children services
• Modelling and facilitating reflective, evidence-based practice
• Supporting the professional development of staff, including involvement in annual appraisals
• Reviewing assessments, plans and interventions to ensure children are protected and supported
• Chairing multi-agency meetings and working collaboratively with partner agencies
• Contributing to service development, practice improvement and strategic objectives

Education

CQSW, DipSW, CSS, PQCCA

Job description

Practice Supervisor – Child Permanence and Reunification

Grade:M

Contract: Fixed Term to 31 st March 2027

Location:Selby, North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence, and we are looking for a Practice Supervisor to join our Care Planning and Support Team.

About the service

Our team works with children and young people who are cared for by the Local Authority, working closely with families, using an established Practice Model to create plans to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

This includes working with children in the care of their parents or members of their network, in Local Authority foster care or sometimes residential care and children and families going through care proceedings. This means we cover all aspects of the court process, a good understanding of this or a willingness to learn is vital.

About the role

As a Practice Supervisor, your core focus will be to ensure the safe, effective delivery of social work services through the supervision and support of social workers within your supervision group. You will play a vital role in driving excellent practice, managing risk, and improving outcomes for children and families.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing day‑to‑day supervision and support to social workers across Children in Need, Child Protection and Looked After Children services
• Modelling and facilitating reflective, evidence‑based practice
• Supporting the professional development of staff, including involvement in annual appraisals
• Reviewing assessments, plans and interventions to ensure children are protected and supported
• Chairing multi‑agency meetings and working collaboratively with partner agencies
• Contributing to service development, practice improvement and strategic objectives

Do you have:

• A recognised social work qualification (e.g. CQSW, DipSW, CSS, PQCCA)
• Social Work England registration
• Substantial post‑qualifying experience in social work
• Significant experience managing complex child protection and court‑related cases
• Proven ability to supervise, mentor and support social workers, including NQSWs
• Strong knowledge of the legal framework for children’s social work

It is an exciting time in Children and Young Peoples Services in North Yorkshire as we plan our approach in respect of the Families First Partnership Programme and how we will be responding to the social care reforms. Work is underway to plan our approach and implementations for 2027. As a result of this, some realignment may happen with job roles in the future, we want to be transparent about this in respect of this role.

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Practice Supervisor – Child Permanence and Reunification