👨👩👧 Job Title: Child & Family Advanced Practitioner
📍 Location: Stroud Social Care Locality Office, GL5 4AE
📝 Contract Type: Temporary
⏱️ Hours: 37 per week
💷 Pay Rate: £42.00 per hour
🌟 About the Role
We're seeking an experienced Social Worker to join our Children & Families Team in Stroud as an Advanced Practitioner. This is a key role where you'll help shape exceptional services for children, adolescents, and families across Gloucestershire.
As an Advanced Practitioner, you will:
1. 👦 Create the best outcomes for children and adolescents with complex needs
2. 📂 Hold a protected caseload, focusing on high-quality and impactful work
3. 🚀 Provide leadership around quality assurance, practice improvement, and performance support
4. 🤝 Work closely with your team to embed strong, consistent practice
5. 🔍 Support risk management and decision-making across complex cases
🧑💼 What We're Looking For
An Advanced Practitioner who is:
6. 💪 Resilient, confident, and driven
7. 🎯 Committed to delivering a first-class service
8. 🧠 Experienced in safeguarding and complex casework
9. 🤝 A collaborative team member with strong communication skills
10. 🧭 Able to lead by example and champion best practice
🏡 Working Style
We operate a hybrid working model, ensuring flexibility while maintaining high standards of practice:
11. 🏢 Office-based for visits, duty work, and team collaboration
12. 🏠 Home-based for administrative tasks
13. 👀 All children and adolescents are seen face to face unless COVID-confirmed
14. 🤝 Expectation to be in the office more during the early stages to build team cohesion and stability
You will be equipped with a laptop and smartphone to support your work in all environments.