Children's Advanced Practitioner - Fostering
hace 9 días
Wigan
Our Client, Wigan Council, is seeking a Children’s Advacned Practitioner to join their Team. \n Hybrid working available! \n Fantastic payrate of £40 per hour! \n Are you a Children's Advanced Practitioner, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity! \n Responsibilities of this role: \n\n • Provide practice leadership and support to fostering social workers.\n, • Lead on complex fostering assessments, reviews, and casework.\n, • Supervise, mentor, and coach practitioners to promote high-quality practice.\n, • Support foster carers through assessment, supervision, and development.\n, • Ensure safeguarding concerns are managed effectively and in line with statutory requirements.\n, • Quality assure reports, assessments, and care planning.\n, • Represent the service at fostering panels, professional meetings, and multi-agency forums.\n, • Promote placement stability and positive outcomes for children in care.\n, • Ensure compliance with fostering regulations, policies, and standards.\n, • Contribute to service improvement, audits, and workforce development initiatives.\n\n Requirements of this role: \n\n • Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.\n, • Must have a Social Work qualification (Diploma in social work, social work degree or equivalent)\n, • Must have minimum of 3 years experience working as a Qualified social worker\n\n Benefits of working through Reed, include: \n\n • Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.\n, • Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.\n, • Free CV building and Interview support.\n, • Free DBS checks.\n, • Weekly payroll.\n, • PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.\n, • CPD contributions.\n, • Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.\n, • Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.\n\n \n Does this role interest you? Apply today!