An Advanced Practitioner is a critical role within the team as they offer mentoring, coaching, support, and practice expertise to other less experienced team members. The role has acknowledged depth of expertise, including the assessment and appropriate management of safeguarding concerns. This role will help to deliver and lead good quality, child-centred practice across the service. You will ensure that the Family Safeguarding model is embedded in all our work with children and families. You will demonstrate effective leadership and management to support staff and work alongside Team Managers to ensure that the service meets all statutory requirements and practice standards. You will be key in developing the whole workforce, fostering a culture of continued learning, encouraging reflection and through leading by example.
You will hold a small but complex case load, which includes opportunities for co-working in order to support the development of less experienced social workers. This role will include undertaking assessments, visiting children and their families, carrying out interventions, reviewing the work undertaken, and direct work with children, young people and families and any other work identified, as necessary.
You will have opportunity to receive full training in the Family Safeguarding Model and Motivational Interviewing.
We recognise that social workers have one of the most challenging but rewarding roles and we value our social workers; the fantastic work they do and the resilience they show by overcoming challenges every day.
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Put children at the heart of everything you do.
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Work with and support vulnerable children and families to ensure best outcomes can be achieved, helping them to implement sustainable family-led plans.
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Use motivational interviewing and ensure that practice is strengths based
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Build and maintain close working relationships with partners
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Maintain up to date, detailed and accurate records
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Embrace opportunities to learn, grow and develop your Social Work career.
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Support team managers with the operational delivery of services and support the transformation of children’s services across Bury.
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Be confident and knowledgeable in children’s social work practice, family law and statutory processes and able to share your knowledge to support your team.
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Provide supervision to ASYE colleagues, ensure high quality practice through practice observations and reflective conversations to ensure our Family Safeguarding Model and MI is fully embedded.
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Role model a “think family” approach, building and developing strong relationships with other teams and key partners.
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Exemplify the highest quality social work practice, demonstrating effective care planning, high quality consistent record keeping, strong management oversight and decision making, and permanence considered at the earliest opportunity.
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Deputise for the Team Manager and be accountable and contribute to panels and meetings as required.
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You must hold a Social Work qualification such as Social Work Degree, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent qualification and current Social Work England registration.
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Experience of working with children and families in need of help and protection, using a strengths-based approach.
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Experience of working with a broad spectrum of services within the field of social work with children and families either through social work experience or through training.
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Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation with its implications for the delivery of social work services to children and families.
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Highly developed interpersonal and caring skills in order to meet the very demanding needs of children, young people and their families.
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Excellent analytical and judgemental skills to analyse and interpret complex information or situations and to solve difficult problems or develop solutions and plans.
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Good time management skills with the ability to work to deadlines and re-organise the workload to meet conflicting demands
A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
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At Bury Council, we are committed to improving lives and helping our communities thrive. Guided by our “Let’s Do It” strategy, we work collaboratively with residents and partners to reduce inequalities, support economic growth and ensure everyone can live well in Bury.
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Generous leave up to 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days after five years, with the option to purchase additional leave
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Local Government Pension Scheme including life cover of three times your salary
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Enhanced familyfriendly policies parental and carers leave to support worklife balance
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Employee perks discounts, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs and eye tests
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Learning and development wideranging training, qualifications and structured onboarding
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Good Employment Charter employer secure, flexible work, annual pay review, wellbeing support and paid volunteering leave
We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and actively encourage candidates from underrepresented groups. Our recruitment processes are fair, transparent and accessible.
We offer workplace adjustments, access to staff networks and accessible recruitment processes to ensure every candidate can perform at their best. Support is available throughout the recruitment process via [email protected].
We guarantee an assessment for applicants who meet the minimum criteria and identify as:
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A member of the Armed Forces community
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A current or former care leaver
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An individual with a disability or longterm health condition
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way.
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.
If you feel you can use your experience to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you! For an informal discussion about the role please contact Kate Press, our Head of Service, on 0161 253 5023 / 07484010335 or [email protected].
