Senior Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Family Front Door

Worcestershire County Council; England; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

LGPS pension

Holiday entitlement 26–31 days

Professional Learning & Development

Job summary

Worcestershire County Council seeks an experienced Advanced Social Work Practitioner for the Family Front Door Team. You will support high-quality decision-making, practice development, and service delivery across Family Front Door and Family Connect, while developing leadership skills and supporting staff supervision.

You will work in a hybrid model at Wildwood offices, coordinating with MACCs and MARACs, and ensuring timely responses to children and families in need.

Qualifications

• A recognised Social Work qualification and Social Work England registration.
• Significant post-qualifying social work experience within children's services.
• Understanding of Worcestershire Levels of Need Guidance and current government policy.

Responsibilities

• Screen and identify priority contacts for the Children’s Family Front Door.
• Authorise contacts where Level 1 or Level 2 needs are identified.
• Attend multi-agency forums (MACC, MARAC) and contribute to decision-making.
• Provide practice leadership through supervision and development sessions.
• Share learning from audits and best practices to drive improvement.
• Act as a link between referring agencies and Family Front Door/Family Connect.
• Line manage two administrative staff within Family Front Door.

Skills

Communication

Decision making

Partnership working

Team leadership

Influencing practice

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Worcestershire County Council seeks an experienced Advanced Social Work Practitioner for the Family Front Door Team. You will support high-quality decision-making, practice development, and service delivery across Family Front Door and Family Connect, while developing leadership skills and supporting staff supervision.

You will work in a hybrid model at Wildwood offices, coordinating with MACCs and MARACs, and ensuring timely responses to children and families in need.