Qualified Social Worker - Advanced Practitioner

Qualified Social Worker

Advanced Practitioner

Location: West Yorkshire

Pay rate: £37 per hour

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Qualified Social Work Advanced Practitioner to join the dedicated Children's Service. In this role, you will support a busy team that assesses and works with children and families, intervening where children need support to provide help at an earlier stage.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, you'll support the delivery of person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you'll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills, you'll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You will be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable outcomes through your interventions. Using best practices, you'll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly, you will have a passion for supporting children and their families to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Ideal candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families, including vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and child protection issues.
• Committed to continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
• Excellent in mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
• Dedicated to providing high-quality services to users.
• Experienced in working within multi-disciplinary, interagency teams.
• 4+ years qualified.

In this role, you will:

• Use your skills, knowledge, and experience to assess risks, protection, and social care needs comprehensively.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Employ specialist communication skills to achieve the best outcomes for service users.
• Develop individual care plans, considering diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Provide advice and support to unqualified staff and students to aid their development.

This is an agency post, and Pertemps offers:

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK.
• Easy registration process, referral schemes, and incentives.
• Ongoing compliance management.
• Prompt and reliable payroll, and more.

Ideal location for:

Those traveling from Oldham, Trafford, Ashton-under-Lyne, Macclesfield, Bury, Altrincham, Bolton, Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster, Middleton, Urmston, Huddersfield, Irlam, Stretford, Eccles, Salford, Rochdale, Stockport, Harpurhey, Longsight, Chester, Warrington, Runcorn, Bradford, Wirral, Liverpool, Leeds, York, Wakefield, Manchester, Normanton, Pontefract, Keighley, Shipley, Batley, Bingley, Otley, Halifax, Burnley, Sheffield, Oldham, Preston, Rotherham, and Doncaster.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If this role isn't the right fit, contact us about other opportunities including IRO, BIA, Child & Family, Families First, MASH, Children Looked After, Localities, Children in Need, Child Protection, Court, Children's and Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager, and Assistant Team Manager.

Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses-please pass this on to colleagues or friends who might be interested!