Practice Supervisor (Children with Disabilities Service)

Derbyshire County Council; South Normanton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexi-time scheme

Travel expenses

Free car parking

In-house counselling service

Occupational health service

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council in South Normanton is seeking a Practice Supervisor for the Children with Disabilities Service. Based at The Hub, South Normanton, the fixed-term post runs for seven months and requires 18.5 hours per week. The role focuses on supervising case work and leading practice within the team.

You will supervise social workers, support the Team Manager, champion systemic practice, and contribute to delivering high-quality services for children and families in Derbyshire.

Responsibilities

• Providing practice supervision on all case work (group and one to one)
• Personal supervision to Social Workers within the team
• Undertaking a professional practice lead role within their designated area of service.
• Assisting the Team Manager in efficient and effective delivery of the Children's Services Social Work Service.
• Demonstrating and championing systemic practice.
• Embedding Derbyshire's operating model into all social work practice to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families.
• Experience of creating rapport and building effective relationships with families.
• Experience in enabling flexible and thoughtful social work practice and positive change.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has come up for a practice supervisor post within the Children with Disabilities Service, in the South Derbyshire/South Dales team. The post is full-time, 18.5 hours per week, based at The Hub, South Normanton and is fixed term post for 7 months, covering for secondment. The team has experienced and skilled groups of social workers and an excellent manager and is looking forward to welcoming an energetic and dynamic practice supervisor into the team. We're proud of our social work practice and commitment to children and their families in Derbyshire, our excellent supervision, systemic practice, manageable caseloads, innovative working, training opportunities and high aspirations for the children we work with. What will you be doing?

• Providing practice supervision on all case work (group and one to one)
• Personal supervision to Social Workers within the team
• Undertaking a professional practice lead role within their designated area of service.
• Assisting the Team Manager in efficient and effective delivery of the Children's Services Social Work Service.
• Demonstrating and championing systemic practice.
• Embedding Derbyshire's operating model into all social work practice to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families.
• Experience of creating rapport and building effective relationships with families.
• Experience in enabling flexible and thoughtful social work practice and positive change.
• We believe that hard work and commitment to your role should be rewarded, so we offer a package that will ensure you always feel supported and valued:
• Diverse range of cases providing an exciting, challenging and rewarding career
• Effective leadership and management which helps to reduce risk for our social workers and the children and families they support
• Excellent supervision and a supportive peer network
• Systemic training - for supervision and management
• A development programme (specific to your role) - to enable you to gain confidence and competence in your role and regularly network with your peers across the department
• Access to an excellent range of training and development opportunities, worth over £5000, including leadership and management development.
• Corporate membership with Research in Practice - allowing access to reputable, evidence-based research, training, and resources
• Fantastic opportunities to undertake further formal qualifications and career progression through our career pathways
• DBS check undertaken and paid for by us
• Social Work England registration fee reimbursed
• For more information on Children and Family services and becoming a social worker in Derbyshire please visit https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/social-health/children-and-families/social-worker-recruitment/be-a-social-worker-for-derbyshire.aspx
• What benefits do we offer you?
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
• travel expenses
• discount on leisure centre memberships
• free car parking at most sites
• an in-house counselling service
• occupational health service
• access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
• cycle to work scheme