Advanced Social Worker, Disabled Children’s Team
| Posting date: | 15 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £31.26 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 February 2026 |
| Location: | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Nations Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Job location: Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JH, United Kingdom
Denbighshire County Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £31.26 per hour
3 days in the office and 2 days hybrid working but availability to accommodate service needs
Job Purpose
Practitioners working in line with the Advanced Level of the BASW Professional Capabilities Framework
(PCF) are expected to provide and uphold standards practice and professional leadership through the
development of evidence-informed practice, quality assurance, staff development, knowledge
development and management, and will also help to influence and contribute to strategic development
in the organisation.
To hold a smaller than average caseload to ensure you can provide leadership and supervision to
colleagues within your team, supporting the Team Manager/Assistant Team Manager (where
applicable) with day to day operations and contributing to an effective and efficient team and Service
The role purpose is to champion high professional social work standards by encouraging and supporting
opportunities for reflection, learning and critical challenge.
You will deliver on the job training, mentoring to alternatively qualified staff, ASYE, students and less
qualified Social Work staff in the council.
Key Accountabilities
Role modelling evidence based practice and exemplify professionalstandards
required.
� Represent the council and / or lead in multi-disciplinary working with health, police and other partner
organizations, working collaboratively to ensure effective communication, information sharing and to
support effective and timely decision-making processes
� Provide professional and operational support and advice to colleagues including students,
alternatively qualified and less qualified social workers, management on a broad range of issues
relevant to social work which could be contentious and challengingin nature, and to aid the
development of skills, knowledge and experience and addressing performance issues.
Knowledge & Experience
� Significant relevant professional experience post qualification in a similar work environment including
proven assessment and investigation skills, of working effectively with children, young people and Families
and can demonstrate positive impact, using safe practice techniques to promote and achieve good
outcomes.
� Experience of multi-disciplinary working with all partners and chairing formal multi- disciplinary
meetings. Experience of supporting colleagues in this specialism of work.
� Experience of undertaking assessments and writing court reports and presenting evidencein court.
Experience of supporting colleagues in this specialism.
� Proven knowledge and application in assessing andmanaging higher levels of risk that involve multi agency input, complex family dynamics, serious hostility and conflicts of interest in either Children�s or
Adults services.
� Expert knowledge of relevant policy, systems, work practices, professional guidelines, legislation
and a good understanding of emerging developments in the area of specialism.
� Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels with positive and person-centered
approaches, including via writtenreports.
� Evidence of professional development including contributing to the development and learningof
others individually and as part of a team.
� Significant experience of working in partnership with service users, other professionals and agencies and
awareness of the issues involved.
� Experience of supporting people through change; developing and implementing practice, policy and
otherchanges.
� Experience of supervision, appraisal and professional development of staff.
� Excellent IT skills, able to use Word, Excel, E-mail and relevant Care Management Data Bases, be able
to access and coach others to record information digitally and to promote use of self-help via digital
platforms.
� Planning and workload managementskills.
� Model effective engagement with a wide range of people in challenging situations, and support
others to develop and maintain effective engagement, including in situations of hostility and
risk
� Proven ability to deliver training, accurate record keeping and report writing.
� Excellent presentation and training skills.
� Proven organizational skills, including the ability to work under pressure, prioritise your
caseload and meet deadlines.
� Experience in audit and / or engagement in research.
� Experience in monitoring financialspend.
� You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act - for the
effective performance of an individual-facing role).
Qualifications
� Qualified Social Worker, Degree in relevant profession with evidence of post qualifying learning and
development.
� Social Work England registered.
� Post graduate qualification in a relevant area, e.g. Practice Educator or Best Interests Assessor or Approved
Mental HealthProfessional.
� Evidence of or commitment to Coaching, Mentoring, Leadership or Manager training / qualifications.
Job location: Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JH, United Kingdom
Denbighshire County Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £31.26 per hour
3 days in the office and 2 days hybrid working but availability to accommodate service needs
Job Purpose
Practitioners working in line with the Advanced Level of the BASW Professional Capabilities Framework
(PCF) are expected to provide and uphold standards practice and professional leadership through the
development of evidence-informed practice, quality assurance, staff development, knowledge
development and management, and will also help to influence and contribute to strategic development
in the organisation.
To hold a smaller than average caseload to ensure you can provide leadership and supervision to
colleagues within your team, supporting the Team Manager/Assistant Team Manager (where
applicable) with day to day operations and contributing to an effective and efficient team and Service
The role purpose is to champion high professional social work standards by encouraging and supporting
opportunities for reflection, learning and critical challenge.
You will deliver on the job training, mentoring to alternatively qualified staff, ASYE, students and less
qualified Social Work staff in the council.
Key Accountabilities
Role modelling evidence based practice and exemplify professionalstandards
required.
� Represent the council and / or lead in multi-disciplinary working with health, police and other partner
organizations, working collaboratively to ensure effective communication, information sharing and to
support effective and timely decision-making processes
� Provide professional and operational support and advice to colleagues including students,
alternatively qualified and less qualified social workers, management on a broad range of issues
relevant to social work which could be contentious and challengingin nature, and to aid the
development of skills, knowledge and experience and addressing performance issues.
Knowledge & Experience
� Significant relevant professional experience post qualification in a similar work environment including
proven assessment and investigation skills, of working effectively with children, young people and Families
and can demonstrate positive impact, using safe practice techniques to promote and achieve good
outcomes.
� Experience of multi-disciplinary working with all partners and chairing formal multi- disciplinary
meetings. Experience of supporting colleagues in this specialism of work.
� Experience of undertaking assessments and writing court reports and presenting evidencein court.
Experience of supporting colleagues in this specialism.
� Proven knowledge and application in assessing andmanaging higher levels of risk that involve multi agency input, complex family dynamics, serious hostility and conflicts of interest in either Children�s or
Adults services.
� Expert knowledge of relevant policy, systems, work practices, professional guidelines, legislation
and a good understanding of emerging developments in the area of specialism.
� Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels with positive and person-centered
approaches, including via writtenreports.
� Evidence of professional development including contributing to the development and learningof
others individually and as part of a team.
� Significant experience of working in partnership with service users, other professionals and agencies and
awareness of the issues involved.
� Experience of supporting people through change; developing and implementing practice, policy and
otherchanges.
� Experience of supervision, appraisal and professional development of staff.
� Excellent IT skills, able to use Word, Excel, E-mail and relevant Care Management Data Bases, be able
to access and coach others to record information digitally and to promote use of self-help via digital
platforms.
� Planning and workload managementskills.
� Model effective engagement with a wide range of people in challenging situations, and support
others to develop and maintain effective engagement, including in situations of hostility and
risk
� Proven ability to deliver training, accurate record keeping and report writing.
� Excellent presentation and training skills.
� Proven organizational skills, including the ability to work under pressure, prioritise your
caseload and meet deadlines.
� Experience in audit and / or engagement in research.
� Experience in monitoring financialspend.
� You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act - for the
effective performance of an individual-facing role).
Qualifications
� Qualified Social Worker, Degree in relevant profession with evidence of post qualifying learning and
development.
� Social Work England registered.
� Post graduate qualification in a relevant area, e.g. Practice Educator or Best Interests Assessor or Approved
Mental HealthProfessional.
� Evidence of or commitment to Coaching, Mentoring, Leadership or Manager training / qualifications.