Advanced Practitioner
24 days ago
Newcastle upon Tyne
Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Children's Long-Term Team Newcastle City Council Up to £34 per hour Are you an experienced and highly skilled Social Worker ready to take the next step in your career? Join Newcastle City Council as an Advanced Practitioner in our dedicated Children's Long-Term Team. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your extensive experience in complex case management and help shape the practice of others. Key Responsibilities: As an Advanced Practitioner, you will focus on high-quality, reflective practice and provide leadership and guidance within the Long-Term Team. Your duties will include: • Expert Case Management: Holding a small, complex, and high-risk caseload, often involving care proceedings, serious safeguarding concerns, and children subject to permanence planning (adoption or long-term foster care)., • Practice Leadership: Providing informal and formal supervision, coaching, and mentoring to less experienced Social Workers, fostering a culture of continuous professional development and reflective practice., • Quality Assurance: Leading on quality assurance activities such as case file audits, dip samples, and preparing cases for statutory reviews to ensure consistency and adherence to statutory requirements and high professional standa...