Children Advanced Practitioner

Job Type: Contract
Job Mode: Onsite
Hourly Rate : 50 GBP
IR35 Status: Inside
Hours Per week: 37

Job Purpose:

• Support the development of the team, with specific responsibilities for dealing with more complex cases, including assessment and appropriate management of risks of all children where there are safeguarding concerns.
• Support and assist with the development of the service to ensure the service continues to go from strength to strength. Ensure that policies and practices are implemented and that all planning and review activity is carried out effectively.
• Work with individuals, families, carer’s and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs, and contribute to service planning.
• Hold complex cases and ensure children are safeguarded as well as being a practice role model for other social workers.

Main Responsibilities:
1. To be responsible for and hold a number of complex cases and ensure children are safeguarded as well as promoting and role modelling good social work practice.
2. To provide specialist advice to other social workers in relation to complex cases and practice issues, including offering supervision to Social Workers and administration staff.
3. To ensure that the needs of the vulnerable children are met and co-ordinate professional involvement to support their needs, and that of their parents/carers.
4. To support and supervise students, trainees, less experienced team members, support staff and volunteers.
5. To assist in the professional development of staff in the Team, through workshops, group supervision and practice improvement processes.
6. To provide consultancy advice and support to colleagues within the adult and children services and other agencies, in respect of complex cases and practice issues. Develop, promote and ensure excellent standards of practice and service provision to children and their families.