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: Create the best outcomes for children and adolescents with complex needs Hold a protected caseload, focusing on high-quality and impactful work Provide leadership around quality assurance, practice improvement, and performance support Work closely with your team to embed strong, consistent practice Support risk management and decision-making across complex cases What We're Looking For An Advanced Practitioner who is: Resilient, confident, and driven Committed to delivering a first-class service Experienced in safeguarding and complex casework A collaborative team member with strong communication skills 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: Office-based for visits, duty work, and team collaboration Home-based for administrative tasks All children and adolescents are seen face to face unless COVID-confirmed 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. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy