Part time hours offered | £6k in welcome & retention | Flexible Working | Welcome Payment of £4,000 | Sponsorship if 2 years UK experience
Are you looking for some advancement in your career, but seem to be held back by your current employers need for your knowledge and skills – meaning you get the complex and high caseloads rather than the advancement you want?
Are you an agency worker looking to step into seniority, or a permanent member not getting the chance to step up? Albeit agency is attractive for many reason (we completely get it!), and staying put in a job you know is comfortable - but what can a change offer you?
As an Advanced Practitioner you will be instumental in delivering a first-class service which will provide the best outcomes for the children and young people of Gloucestershire. You will be a resilient, driven individual who can play your part in making our vision for children’s services a reality. Taking on a protected case load, you will work to create the best outcomes for children and young people with complex and challenging needs, risks and circumstances.
You will take a lead in promoting and supporting quality control and improvement activities within the team and across the service and support performance activities.
Locations: Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Cirencester and Forest of Dean
The package includes:
- welcome payment of £4,000
- Between £46,731 - £49,764 per annum for an Advanced Practitioner annum for a Senior Social Worker subject to experience
- an annual retention payment of £2,000
- a relocation package of up to £8,000.
- Flexible working options
- generous annual leave starting at 25.5 days and increasing to 30.5 days after five years, and the ability to purchase 10 additional days per year provide added flexibility.
- The Council CAN pay Sponsorship but you must have 2 years experience within the UK
The Council is dedicated to providing timely support for every child, aiming to ensure a happy and fulfilling life. This comes from focusing on continuous improvement, embracing effective social work practices (systemic practice & relational approach), and empowering staff to have a real impact on children's lives. The team structure is carefully designed to support staff with manageable caseloads, including a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, and four Social Workers in each team.
Interested in making a move, and settling down in an authority offering long term prospects, settled in some of England’s finest countryside, send your CV to Nathan@leadersincare.co.uk or call me on 07401281738
As this is a statutory role, you do require a social work qualification & registration to Social Work England.
