12 Month Fixed Term Contract
MORE THAN JUST A JOB, WE OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW
Bring your skills and passion to our team and join us as an Advanced Social Worker in our Quality Asssurance Service. This is a great opportunity to grow your social work career with an ambitious authority at a time of exciting change. We’ve embedded our restorative practice approach across our teams and have invested in training all practitioners and managers to build and maintain positive relationships with our children and families.
About the role
Our Quality Assurance team is responsible for carrying out quality assurance of Social Care, health and wellbeing. We provide support and guidance to our peers to ensure continuous improvement in safeguarding practice across all services in the county, driving forward improvements in line with strategic objectives.
Working closely with your Team Manager, you will provide reports on thematic audits, complete dip sampling of areas of practice and the moderation of auditing activity across the service. You will also contribute to making recommendations to policy and practice to improve the services for the children and families that we work with.
You will champion high standards of professional social work practice, by encouraging and supporting opportunities for reflection and learning and delivering the findings of thematic auditing work in line with our restorative practice framework. You will also assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the learning and recommendations that have been implemented as part of Devon’s journey of growth and improvement.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and skilled practitioner to shape and drive forward the continuous service performance and improvement culture through the organisation.
About you
Advanced Social Workers provide a lead social work role within each team, supporting the development of good evidence-based practice. With substantial post-qualifying experience and the ability to demonstrate that you’re working at the Experienced Social Worker level in line with the BASW PCF framework, you will:
1. Demonstrate the ability to work with families with complex needs within a multi-agency environment
2. Be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of social work mentoring, coaching, and training professional colleagues
3. Have evidence of substantial post-qualifying training and development
4. Be able to lead improvement and challenge the quality of social care practice in a constructive manner
What we can offer you
In recognition of the vital contribution you make, we offer an attractive package of benefits including:
5. Ongoing learning and development opportunities through our Social Work Academy with dedicated support from our Restorative Practice Leads, as well as Research in Practice membership and full access to Devon Children and Families Safeguarding training programme.
6. Dedicated support with regular supervision from line management so you can critically reflect on your practice on a regular basis. Group supervisions are also offered, allowing you to learn from your colleagues and grow the strength of your social work practice together.
7. 26 days paid annual leave per year, rising to 31 days with 5 years’ continuous service, plus bank holidays.
8. Access to our confidential Devon Wellbeing Hub and Employee Assistance Programme to support you to balance the demands of everyday life – available 24/7.
9. Flexible working opportunities, including flexitime and a degree of remote working (subject to the needs of the role - please discuss at interview).
10. Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
11. Links to staff networks and forums such as our LGBTQ+, BAME and Staff Diversity support networks.
12. Cycle to Work Scheme.
13. Devon Discounts Scheme which offers a variety of great savings.
14. Free onsite parking available
If you’re looking to move to Devon, subject to qualifying conditions, we offer a generous relocation allowance. There’s never been a better time to make the move!
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Presence in the office is vital to embed positive relationships from the outset. This is complimented by our hybrid working model, whilst still delivering the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
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15. DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc. More information can be found on our .
16. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
17. This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
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