Rochdale Borough Council | Family Support Team | Children’s Advanced Practitioner

🔎 About the Role:

Rochdale Borough Council are looking for a qualified Advanced Practitioner to join their dedicated Family Support Team.

 

💼 Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as a senior member of the team and assist and deputize for the Practice Manager in decision making and direction of assessments and actions (e.g. chairing Strategy discussions, initiating and overseeing Section 47 enquiries and other complex meetings as directed by service needs).
  • Undertake direct work with children, young people and their families focusing on particularly complex problems which require advanced practice skills.
  • Produce high quality Court reports and assessments in cases where there is a need for such reports to be produced by a Practitioner other than the case-holder to achieve a sense of independence; undertake case audits and reviews to assist the team in ensuring that it carries out its core tasks to a high standard.
  • Take responsibility for the lead and development of specific areas of professional social work practice including the supervision, initiation and development of appropriate policy and procedures for approval by the Head of Service.
  • Support and promote the development and maintenance of high standards of professional practice both within the team and service; provide training, guidance and support to Social Workers and liaise with other Advanced Practitioners/teams to ensure that such training and support is delivered in the most effective manner.
  • Provide effective professional and practice supervision (including reflective supervision) and performance appraisal of staff as agreed by the Practice Manager and Head of Service, having an awareness of the PCF and KSS.
  • Support and promote the use of best practice guidance through performance management and quality assurance processes and initiatives, ensuring that both within the team and across the service there is access to high quality and uniform templates for assessments and Court reports.
  • Promote good standards of customer care, ensuring service user, carer and parental participation and that their views and experiences are considered in service delivery, including effective complaints handling (which meets statutory requirements) and user consultation via partnership working so that effective engagement with all service users and partners can be evidenced.
  • Contribute to the development of policies, procedures, quality standards, performance indicators and best practice in line with the Children’s Social Care Performance Framework, ensuring that these are sensitive to minority and disadvantaged groups.
  • Participate in case file and supervision auditing activity across the service (and with partners) in accordance with the Children’s Social Care Quality Assurance Framework, to ensure the highest possible standard of social work and other safeguarding practice.
  • Support the induction of new members of staff and Social Work students that respond to the nine domains and required competencies of the PCF and KSF.
  • Contribute to both the delivery and design of the Children’s Social Care Workforce Development Strategy as well as corporate, in-service and multi-agency training programmes.
  • Provide expert training, guidance and support to Social Workers (including those on the ASYE programme) and liaise with other Advanced Practitioners to ensure that such training and support is provided in the most effective way.
  • Draw up and implement plans for self and team members under the direction of the Practice Manager to ensure team business plan targets are met.
  • Disseminate information to team members and ensure they keep themselves up to date with national and local policy and legislative developments and research on best professional practice; participate in learning, training and development opportunities relevant to the post.
  • Be responsible for the promotion of own and the team’s professional development in accordance with the requirements of continued registration with HCPC.
  • Participate in an annual review, utilizing the Personal Development Review (PDR) to ensure that the criteria for undertaking the Advanced Practitioner role in accordance with the requirements of the role (successful mentoring/coaching of NWSW/AYSE and undertaking specialist assessments) is maintained.
  • Provide evidence of CPD that meets the requirements of the PCF & KSF at Advanced Practitioner level, including completion of agreed Post Graduate Certificate (or equivalent).

 

✅ Requirements:

  • Qualified Social Worker
  • Significant experience in Child Protection work & completing Care Proceedings
  • Registered with Social Work England
  • Eligible to work in the UK

 

📞 Interested?

For more information on this role or to apply, get in touch with our vendor department who will arrange for a specialist consultant to get in contact with you:

📧 jobs@onlysocialcare.com

📞 0203 906 8670

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