Our client Devon county council is looking for an Advanced Social Worker to join their Front door team.
Job Purpose
The Advanced Social Worker will:
- provide professional leadership and supervision/appraisal of staff, working in partnership with the manager, staff and others, contributing to an effective and efficient service
- support the Team Manager on day to day operational issues
- provide a lead social work role in the team, supporting the development of good evidenced based practice
- co-work complex cases with less experienced workers to ensure quality and consistency and to develop professional practice.
All Advanced Social Workers have the responsibilities outlined below
Leadership and Supervision
- Provide professional supervision and guidance on cases and professional matters to unqualified or alternatively qualified staff, students and social workers. Where social workers are line managed by non-social worker managers (and due to the requirements relating to professional supervision), Advanced Social Workers may be asked to provide individual or group 'critically reflective' supervision to social workers who are not within their immediate team structure.
- Provide on the job training, coaching and mentoring of all Social Care workers within the team, which may include undertaking direct observations of practice as required by the service and national standards.
- Either be a Practice Educator or undertake the training in order to supervise students and provide mentoring support to those wishing to undertake Practice Educator Training.
- Co-work and coach less experienced social workers on cases so they can benefit from the greater experience and expertise of an Advanced Social Worker.
- Contribute to operational developments within Devon's Social Care and partners.
Day to Day Operations
Provide oversight and guide Team Managers in:
- the allocation of cases and workloads
- resolution of service delivery issues within the service area
- ensuring case work is appropriately planned, critically evaluated and reviewed
Benefits of working with Remedy
- A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
- Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
- Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
- Double payrolls each week.
Terms & Conditions apply
You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.
Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.
