Advanced Practitioner | £50,269

Position reference: 50017342

Directorate: Children’s Services | Service: Children & Family Social Care

Salary: £50,269

Working Arrangements: agile, min 3 days in the office

This is a full-time role. We are committed to supporting work–life balance, and requests for flexible working, including job share, will be considered in line with the needs of the service. Given the requirement for continuity of support to service users, any flexible working arrangements would need to ensure consistency in case management.

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.

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Closing date: ongoing

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email [email removed]

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Children & Family Social Care team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About the Post:

To apply for this post you must have a Social Work Qualification and be registered with Social Work England.

This is an exciting time to join Barnsley Children and Family Social Care. Working in partnership to achieve better outcomes for our most vulnerable children, we recognise the key position that Advanced Practitioners hold in our teams. We are seeking to further develop this role by expanding the number of Advanced Practitioners across our Children and Young People’s Service.

A key role within our teams, Advanced Practitioners have a varied balance of;

• Working alongside our Practice Development Hub to deliver our Social Work Academy offer, supporting and mentoring our cohort of Newly Qualified Social Workers through their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment

• Working alongside the team manager to drive best practice, supporting learning and development within the team.

• A manageable reduced caseload

Our vision in Children's Services is clear Barnsley a place of possibilities:

We are one service with one goal, working together to build a brighter Barnsley for every child

• Putting Children and Families First

• Working together in partnership to deliver joined up care

• Delivered by a strong and valued workforce

Our vision and genuine commitment to supporting our teams and social workers to deliver the very best outcomes for our children and young people, makes it the perfect time for forward thinking, motivated and dedicated practitioners to join us in Barnsley. In Barnsley we believe in working collaboratively with our families and are excited about becoming a signs of safety local authority. When you join us, you can come on this exciting journey with us and have access to a full suite of development and training opportunities.

Who are we looking for?

• You will be a qualified social worker and registered with Social Work England

• You will be self motivated and innovative in your intervention with families

• You will have experience of working in statutory children’s social work, of driving plans for our most vulnerable children within the child protection and court arena

• You will be committed to supporting and developing teams and workers, with experience of mentoring students, NQSW’s or colleagues

In return we offer:

• Supportive induction

• A reduced caseload

• A robust training and development plan, with a focus on your development

• A dedicated practice development team

• Opportunities for career progression

• Small, friendly, welcoming teams

• Free on-site parking

• Welcome Payment

• Supportive management, with regular reflective supervision

• Flexible working with IT systems to suppor