Lead Practitioner Warwick, West Midlands, England
Job description
Lead Practitioner – Children & Families Workforce Academy
Do you have a passion for supporting the learning and development of others to help them grow?
Do you have experience of creating engaging and flexible learning programmes that meet the needs of a diverse workforce?
Are you an experienced children social care practitioner?
If so, we would welcome your application for this role!
We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Lead Practitioner – Practice Educator to support our Children and Families Workforce Academy to ensure that the future generation of social workers, family support workers, youth workers and other children and families professionals are supported to grow, develop, and thrive. In addition to empowering new practitioners to reach their potential the team also work across all levels of the service coaching and enabling everyone to be the best they can be.
Working within a highly regarded, efficient and dedicated children’s services you will be given the opportunity to contribute to improving outcomes for children, young people, and their families.
At Warwickshire we work restoratively through a solution focussed and trauma informed lens and this position will help us to continue our restorative journey.
About the Role
Social Work Lead Practitioner
We are looking for someone who is committed, enthusiastic, dedicated, and passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people in Warwickshire. Candidate’s must be social work qualified, have social work experience. We need someone who has sound decision making and will work positively as part of a team and with our partners promoting good quality practice.
The successful candidate will be working with Team Managers and Operational Leads to identify learning needs and prioritise staff for learning and continued professional development opportunities. We value and believe we are stronger and richer in our practice through multi-disciplinary. The academy will meet the needs of social workers, managers, youth workers, family support workers, youth justice practitioners and other disciplines within the service.
Through delegated responsibilities from the Principal Social Worker the successful candidate will contribute to the assessment of NQSW (Newly Qualified Social Workers) and EPD (Early Professional Development) social workers. You will co-lead and co-facilitate support sessions to social workers or other practitioners in learning and practice development.
You will work collaboratively with others, developing and maintaining partnerships and multi-agency working, and you will be committed and motivated to help children and families change their lives for the better.
If you thrive in a fast- paced and lively environment whilst having a strong commitment to achieving better outcomes for children, then we look forward to hearing from you.
About WCC (Warwickshire County Council) Children and Families Service
At Warwickshire County Council (WCC) we work restoratively with children and families, building strong relationships and connections to help families find long-lasting solutions. Our work contributes to our wider County Council aim – to make Warwickshire the best it can be for everyone. It’s a big responsibility that can be challenging at times, but this is what drives our staff to succeed, develop and achieve.
Now is an exciting time to be a part of our team, the service was judged as good in all areas by Ofsted at the beginning of 2022 and we are building on this by expanding our workforce and investing in sustainable services to make a difference to the lives of children and families.
If you are someone who wants to do the best job possible, who approaches everything with passion, tenacity, courage, and purpose, then we want you to work with us.
- Find out more about Warwickshire Children & Families Service
- Ofsted Inspection report
For further details please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
For more information, please contact Operations Manager by emailing [email protected]
Closing Date: 6th March 2023
Interview Date: Face to face at Shire Hall in Warwick on the 27th March 2023
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As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [email protected] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.
