Practice Educator

Seven Social Care is working with Brenda Walters at Worcestershire Children’s First to recruit a Qualified Social Worker for a role as a Practice Educator within Children’s services.

THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT ROLE, ONLY APPLY IF YOU’RE HAPPY TO TAKE ON AN INITIAL TEMPORARY CONTRACT OF 3 MONTHS WITH THE LOOK TO EXTEND.

YOU NEED A PRACTICE EDUCATOR 1 OR 2 QUALIFICATION AND MUST BE A QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER FOR THIS ROLE.

Job Purpose:

To Support, mentor and assess newly qualified social workers in their assisted and supported year in employment (ASYE).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Define the standards of practice and performance for the area of service/specialism so that staff can provide high quality services in line with the standards of practice and established/statutory timescales.

Intervene in areas of poor practice and/or performance to secure a lasting improvement in service and individual performance.

Deal with stage 1 complaints.

Identify areas for learning and development in practice and assist in improvement through support, guidance and mentoring.

Provide reflective supervision and support on complex cases/assessments where this would lead to practice improvements.

Secure timely and effective intervention in complex cases by supporting the resolution of factors that inhibit children, young people and their families from accessing the services that will impact effectively on their lives. Intervene where practice is poor or where partner organisations are failing in their responsibilities.

Provide and deliver training and development opportunities to staff and teams to improve practice and outcomes for children and young people.

Carry out targeted audit activity responding to service need.

Applicant Requirements:

• Qualifications: Degree approved by SWE. Practice Educator 1 or 2 Qualification.
• Experience: 2+ years working with children as a qualified Social Worker in the UK.
• Compliance: Up to date SWE registration and DBS.
• Travel: Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.
• Hours: 37 hours p/w.

Working with Seven Social Care:

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My contact details are;

a.guite@sevensocialcare.com

07520 647338