Lead practitioner Work, Jobs in Darley Abbey, Dby (with Salaries)

Community Lead Practitioner
Derby City Council —Derby
- £33,142 - £36,363 a year
- Call to connect
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Family Assessment Practitioner (Days)
Nurturing Little Hearts —Mansfield
- From £13 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Childcare
- Microsoft Outlook
- Experience working with children
- Free parking
Quick apply
14d
Inclusion Lead Practitioner
Flying High Trust —Nottingham
- £24,734 - £27,293 a year
- Part-time
- Travel
- Mentoring
- School
- Employee assistance programme
4d
Family Assessment Practitioner (Waking Nights)
Nurturing Little Hearts —Mansfield
- From £14 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Childcare
- Microsoft Outlook
- Experience working with children
- Free parking
Quick apply
14d
Behaviour Analyst
ivolve Care and Support —Chesterfield
- £41,000 - £48,000 a year
- Full-time
- Master's degree
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Referral programme
Illicit Economy Prevention Practitioner - HMP Dovegate
Remedi - Restorative Services —Uttoxeter
- From £24,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
Quick apply
Supervising Practitioner
Compass-uk.org —Derby
- £39,351 - £48,108 a year
- Overtime
- Supervising experience
- Mentoring
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Sick pay
7d
Associate Lecturer in Primary Initial Teacher Education
University of Derby —Kedleston
- £16.51 - £41.29 an hour
- Doctoral degree
- Master's degree
- University
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Deputy Manager
Platform Childcare —Burton-On-Trent
- Weekend availability
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Care plans
Quick apply
Senior Nursery Practitioner
Sinfin Community Childcare- Sheridan Street —Derby
- £15 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Management
- Experience working with children
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
7d
Senior Operational Leader - Ilkeston
Department for Work and Pensions —Ilkeston
- £44,447 - £46,547 a year
- Overtime
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Analysis skills
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
12d
Childcare Setting Manager
Ivy Meadow Childcare —Ilkeston
- From £17 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Employee discount
Quick apply
8d
Clinical Lead - Head of Psychology
Serco Plc —Uttoxeter
- £68,750 - £75,870 a year
- Full-time
- Leadership
- Employee assistance programme
Lead Social Worker & Registered Lead – Residential Family Assessment Centre
NurtureCare —Nottingham
- £60,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Supervising experience
- Driving
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
7d
Early Years SENCO / Nurture Room Leader (Level 3 minimum)
Tiny Toez @ East Staffs —Burton-On-Trent
- £12.71 - £14.00 an hour
- Part-time
- Experience working with children
- In-person
- Teaching
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Free Church Chaplain
Ministry of Justice —Nottingham
- £30,001 - £40,000 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
5d
Registered Nurse (Day and Night-42hours/week)- Nursing Home
Rosmead Healthcare Ltd —Long Eaton
- Full-time
- Anatomy knowledge
- Nursing home
- Microsoft Office
Quick apply
Senior Theatre Practitioner
Circle Health Group —Nottingham
- Full-time
- Hospital
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
HR Data and Systems Co-ordinator
Loughborough University —Loughborough
- £35,608 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- University
11d
Head of Academy Performance Support
Leicester City Football Club Ltd. —Loughborough
- Weekend availability
- Management
- English
- Rehabilitation centre
- Free parking
- Annual leave
5d

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Community Lead Practitioner

Derby City Council -
Derby

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Job details

Permanent
£33,142 - £36,363 a year

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Car scheme

Qualifications

Organisational skills
Communication skills

Full job description

Application closing date

01/08/2026

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Salary

Grade G £33,142 - £36,363 a year (pro-rated to 16 hours per week)

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Job category/type

Social Care - Children

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Job description

Role: Community Lead Practitioner
Salary: Grade G £33,142 - £36,363 a year (pro-rated to 16 hours per week)
Location: The Light House, Derby
Hours: 16 hours a week
Closing Date: 01/08/2026
Contract Type: Permanent

This is an exciting opportunity to join Derby City Council's Community Short Breaks Team as a Community Lead Practitioner, helping children with disabilities access personalised support that promotes independence, inclusion and positive family outcomes.

As a Community Lead Practitioner, you will have the opportunity to make a lasting difference by working alongside families and partners to deliver flexible, high-quality Community Short Breaks.

Working within a supportive and forward-thinking team, the Community Lead Practitioner plays an important role in coordinating Community Short Break support, including commissioned services and Community Short Break Grants. If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and families and enjoy building positive relationships, you will find a rewarding career where your skills and commitment make a real difference every day.

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

What We Offer

You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:

Flexible work/life balance scheme
Hybrid working
Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
Local Government Pension Scheme
Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
Support for colleagues who are carers

The Opportunity

In the role of Community Lead Practitioner , here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:

Work alongside children with disabilities and their families to understand their needs, identify the outcomes they want to achieve and coordinate the most appropriate Community Short Break support.

Coordinate referrals to commissioned Community Short Break providers, matching children with services that best meet their assessed needs and reviewing support to ensure it continues to deliver positive outcomes.

Manage Community Short Break Grants by supporting families to use their funding in line with agreed outcomes, providing information and guidance, and reviewing the impact of the grant on the child and family.

Build positive relationships with providers and partner organisations to ensure children receive safe, effective and high-quality support.

Monitor outcomes, maintain accurate records and contribute to the quality assurance and continuous improvement of the Community Short Breaks service.

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…

A Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in Health, Social Care, Education, Early Help or a related field.

Experience of working within health, education, social care or a related service, supporting children, young people and families.

Experience of providing information, advice and guidance and building positive relationships with families and partner organisations.
A good understanding of the needs of children with disabilities, the impact of caring responsibilities on families, safeguarding responsibilities, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with children, families and a range of professionals.

Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records and use IT systems effectively.

The ability to analyse information, make sound decisions, solve problems and use your initiative to deliver high-quality, person-centred support.

A flexible approach to working across community settings and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.

The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 1 August 2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held: Friday 14 August 2026 at the Light House, St Mark’s Road, Derby, DE21

If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to [email protected]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to [email protected], however this is optional and will not affect your application.

Important Information

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

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lead practitioner jobs in darley abbey, dby

Community Lead Practitioner

Family Assessment Practitioner (Days)

Inclusion Lead Practitioner

Family Assessment Practitioner (Waking Nights)

Behaviour Analyst

Illicit Economy Prevention Practitioner - HMP Dovegate

Supervising Practitioner

Associate Lecturer in Primary Initial Teacher Education

Deputy Manager

Senior Nursery Practitioner

Senior Operational Leader - Ilkeston

Childcare Setting Manager

Clinical Lead - Head of Psychology

Lead Social Worker & Registered Lead – Residential Family Assessment Centre

Early Years SENCO / Nurture Room Leader (Level 3 minimum)

Free Church Chaplain

Registered Nurse (Day and Night-42hours/week)- Nursing Home

Senior Theatre Practitioner

HR Data and Systems Co-ordinator

Head of Academy Performance Support

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