Job
Title: Advanced Practitioner –
Social Care Academy
Hours: 37
Salary: HC10 £44,711 - £48,710 (plus
£5,000 market forces supplement £49,711 - £53,710)
Welcome
payment: £10,000
Relocation
package of up to £10,000 available
Contract: Permanent
Location: Herefordshire
Closing Date: 10 August 2025
Come
and join us on our Restorative Journey of Improvement to gain the best for
children and families in Herefordshire
The
role
We
have a vacancy for an Advanced Practitioner to join our Social Care Academy. This is an exciting opportunity to join our
developing team and contribute to creating a safe and supportive, yet
challenging, learning environment for Herefordshire’s work force. You will be supported by an established team
with a strong commitment to relationship-based practice, flexible working and
professional development.
As
an Advanced Practitioner in the Social Care Academy you will provide coaching, mentoring,
training and support to less experienced team members including practice
learning for apprentices and student social workers, and newly qualified social
workers (NQSWs) in their Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE). You
will lead on areas of practice development and training within the wider
service, and support with the implementation of our practice standards, quality
assurance framework, professional values, policies and procedures.
You
will also be supported in and expected to identify areas for your professional
development through attending training, learning from latest research and good
practice, keeping apprised of current statutory guidance and legislation, and
hearing from the experiences and feedback of children and families. You will also be supported in and expected to
share your learning experience with other practitioners and managers through
such methods as in person or virtual training sessions, e-learning modules,
videos, podcasts, or any new ideas you create or have experienced.
To
find out more about this post and working in Herefordshire Children’s Services
please contact the Social Care Academy Manager, Katy Straughan via email - [email protected]
We Offer
A competitive
salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension
and staff benefits scheme, which includes:
- Advanced Practitioner basic salary: £44,711 - £48,710 per
annum
- Market rate supplement: plus £5,000 per year
- Welcome
payment £10,000 for
experienced social workers joining our children’s teams (see attached guidance)
- Relocation packages: support of up to £10,000
- Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
- Professional development: protected time and budget to support social
workers develop themselves and their careers. We have a diverse and comprehensive
training offer in place to support you in your role.
- Career progression: clear pathways to progress and supported by the Social Care
Academy to be a work based supervisor with the potential to become a
Practice Educator as a development pathway.
- Generous Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can
also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
- Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home
working
- Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
- Payment
of professional membership fees
Pick your perks – our benefits include
access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This
includes savings, cash back and discounts.
Herefordshire
is a beautiful, historic county located in the heart of the Marches on the
border with Wales. We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties
in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and
lively and attractive market towns.
Our priority in
Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in
life. It’s the priority for the council, our partners and for all of us
who work with Children & Young People.
How do we do
this? By having dynamic, dedicated, passionate and professional staff who
work in a culture that focuses on what we can achieve with children, what they
can achieve themselves, and the relationship we build with families and
partners to enable this. We have invested heavily in training and
developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement
partner Leeds City Council, so it's an exciting time to join Herefordshire – we
believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be!
Herefordshire
has a really strong team ethos. Our teams are passionate about the work they do
and the positive difference they and the teams they are in make to people’s
lives. This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their
managers and the council as a whole.
We will deliver
better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop
stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond.
Come to
Herefordshire and join the journey.
Herefordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If
you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring
Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks.
The following candidates will be
interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying
for:
- Those who indicate that they have a disability. This
is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
- Those
who indicate in their supporting statement that they serve in the Armed
Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, or
their families. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and
- Those who indicate in their supporting statement that
they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to
supporting young people leaving our care.
We will deliver better support to our
most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships
with partners across the region, and beyond. Therefore, we take our commitment
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and
volunteers to share in this commitment.
Please refer to the Job Description and
Person Specification for more details of this role.
To apply, please submit your CV and
complete the supporting statement within the application form, referring
to the job description & person specification, detailing how you meet
the specific requirements of the role.