We are looking to appoint Advanced Practitioners in our Locality Children’s Service who undertake longer term case work with children and families.  We would be looking for three Advance Practitioners to join the Children Looked After and Child Protection teams based in Halifax. 

The Advanced Practitioner will need to be self-motivated with excellent communication and organisational skills and take responsibility for the development of specific areas of professional social work practice across the borough including mentoring and supporting newly qualified or less experienced social workers in the team.  This post also requires being responsible for undertaking social work student placements.

For this post you will need:

• A recognised social work qualification

• Demonstrable post qualification experience in Children’s Social Care and in undertaking complex assessments

• Current Social Work England registration

• Access to and use of a car

We will offer:

• Supportive management and a service-wide commitment to continuous improvement

• A creative and challenging team with supportive colleagues

• Opportunities to develop your supervision and management skills in a supportive environment

• Supervision and appraisal arrangements to build your skills and to assist you in your career development

• An excellent learning and development programme that reflects your needs and the skills that you will need to develop

 To arrange an informal discussion please contact: elaine.rosendahl-shaw@calderdale.gov.uk (Child Protection team)

Closing Date: Wednesday, 19^th October 2022

Interview Date: Monday, 31^st October 2022 

We are following social distancing precautions and may utilise digital interview methods.

As part of our Vision (https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/vision/) we aim to be a talented, resilient and inclusive community. We welcome applications from all and offer a variety of flexible working / job share opportunities for both full and part time staff.

All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date, an early submission is advised.