Advanced Social Worker - Child and Family Help
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £46,041 to £49,083 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2024 |
| Location: | Kingston and Richmond |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Achieving for Children Community Interest Company |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 1574 |
Summary
We have new and exciting opportunities to join Achieving for Children as an Advanced Practitioner based in Kingston. As an Advanced Practitioner you will be responsible for assisting social workers to develop their experience and skills in managing court work.
This is a newly created team formed by the care review recommendations and working together guidance and the successful candidate will be instrumental in the success of it.
This is a 9 months fixed term contract.
The Child and Family Help (C&FH) Team forms part of the Social Care and Early Help Directorate. The team is focused on supporting children, young people and families who need targeted early help as well as more specialist interventions, including work with children in need. The C&FH Advanced practitioner will support, coach and share expertise with C&FH Practitioners (who are otherwise qualified) to deliver high-quality interventions aligned with AfC’s assessment, planning and intervention framework.
The right candidate will need to be:
- Educated to a degree level with a relevant professional qualification in social work.
Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field i.e. social work, leadership and management.
- Active Social Work England registration and proven evidence of continuing professional development.
- Strong awareness of risk management and safeguarding in the context of social care and early help work including statutory legislation, policy, guidance, thresholds and procedures.
- Strong experience of positively engaging with vulnerable and high risk children, young people and families and of developing and implementing effective interventions in order to achieve sustainable outcomes.
This is a newly created team formed by the care review recommendations and working together guidance and the successful candidate will be instrumental in the success of it.
This is a 9 months fixed term contract.
The Child and Family Help (C&FH) Team forms part of the Social Care and Early Help Directorate. The team is focused on supporting children, young people and families who need targeted early help as well as more specialist interventions, including work with children in need. The C&FH Advanced practitioner will support, coach and share expertise with C&FH Practitioners (who are otherwise qualified) to deliver high-quality interventions aligned with AfC’s assessment, planning and intervention framework.
The right candidate will need to be:
- Educated to a degree level with a relevant professional qualification in social work.
Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field i.e. social work, leadership and management.
- Active Social Work England registration and proven evidence of continuing professional development.
- Strong awareness of risk management and safeguarding in the context of social care and early help work including statutory legislation, policy, guidance, thresholds and procedures.
- Strong experience of positively engaging with vulnerable and high risk children, young people and families and of developing and implementing effective interventions in order to achieve sustainable outcomes.
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