Senior Compass Team Practitioner, Children's Services

Wokingham Borough Council; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council authority is seeking a Senior Compass Team Practitioner to manage a caseload and supervise team practitioners. The role requires skills in trauma-informed approaches and collaboration with families and agencies. Successful candidates will have excellent relationship-building abilities and the flexibility to adapt to service needs. The offer includes competitive salary, annual leave, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Salary: £40,778 - £45,092 per annum

30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Local Government Pension Scheme

Continuous professional development

Employee Assistance Programme

Supportive management

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and families in various contexts.
• Ability to develop skills in relationship-based & systemic approaches.
• Full UK Driving Licence required for travel within the borough.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and provide monthly supervision to team practitioners.
• Assist the Team Manager in managing data on performance and evaluations.
• Collaborate with teams to help families achieve positive outcomes.

Skills

Experience working with children and adults

Collaboration skills

Creativity in problem-solving

Knowledge of Trauma Informed approaches

Ability to build relationships

Job description

Senior Compass Team Practitioner, Children's Services

Due to internal progression in Children’s Services, we are excited to advertise for a new Senior Compass Team practitioner.

As Senior Compass Team Practitioner, in addition to managing a caseload you will provide monthly supervision to the Compass Team Practitioners, assist the Team Manager in the management of data collected on the Compass Team performance and evaluation and provide support and delegation capacity to the Compass Team Manager.

The Compass Team are a dynamic & proactive team, who use Trauma Informed and Systemic Theory to underpin relationship‑based practice with families. The team’s core purpose is to provide additional capacity to support social work teams to deliver and sustain positive outcomes, achieving permanence with children, families, carers and multi‑agency partners focusing on:

• Children remaining at home or in their connected networks when safe to do so (traditionally referred to as edge of care).
• Children remaining in placements for as long as appropriate and without any unplanned moves (traditionally referred to as placement stability).
• Children returning home or to their connected networks, so that they can safely leave care and build their relationships and resilience in their local communities (traditionally referred to as reunification).

We are keen to recruit people with a range of skills and backgrounds who have experience of working with children and adults in varying contexts. You will want to develop your skills to work in a relationship‑based way using systemic and trauma‑informed approaches. You will have an ability to work collaboratively, creatively and build positive relationships both with families you work with and the professional network surrounding them.

As you will be required to travel to different locations within the borough, this position requires a full UK Driving Licence. A flexible working pattern may at times be adapted as per the service need, occasionally involving some weekend work.

Our Offer

• Salary: £40,778 - £45,092 per annum
• Annual Leave: 30 days per annum (rising to 35 days with 5 years continuous service), plus 8 bank holidays.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Continuous professional development with full access to our broad Learning and Development offer.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Supportive management.

Closing Date

Sunday 7th December 2025, 11pm

Interview Date

Tuesday 16th December in person, in Wokingham.

Contact

Pj Lewis-Wall (Compass Team Manager) – [e-mail]

Alix Williams (Recruitment & Retention Specialist for Children’s Social Care) – [e-mail]

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre‑employment checks.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.