Children's Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Exeter
- Exeter
- Full Time
- £43,693 - £47,754 p.a
Do it For Devon – Our Corporate Parenting Service is seeking an Advanced Social Work Practitioner to lead and support our expert team of Social Workers in the Exeter-based Children Looked After team.
About the Role
Working closely with the Children Looked After Team (Exeter) Team Manager, you will be confident and competent in providing professional leadership and supervision to colleagues within your team. Alongside this, you will assist and support your manager with the day-to-day operations of your team, contributing to an effective and efficient service to children and families in Devon.
This is a hands-on role, where you have a smaller but more complex caseload, working with children and young people with a complexity of needs (including undertaking in-depth assessments) and where, through supervision and mentoring, you will share your knowledge and experience with colleagues and students to continually improve practice standards within your team.
Skills and Experience
Our Advanced Social Workers provide a lead social work role within each of our teams, supporting the development of good evidence-based practice. With substantial post-qualifying experience and the ability to demonstrate that you’re working in line with the BASW PCF framework, you will:
- Demonstrate the ability to work holistically with families, supporting children with complex needs within a multi-agency environment
- Have evidence of substantial post-qualifying training and development
- Be able to lead improvement and challenge the quality of social care practice in a constructive manner
- You will also need to either be a Practice Educator or willing to undertake the relevant training at the earliest opportunity
- Champion high standards of professional social work practice
- Encourage and support opportunities for reflection and learning, delivering on-the-job training, coaching, and mentoring to unqualified/alternatively qualified staff, students, and less experienced social workers
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to progress in their social work career. Corporate Parenting is a challenging, yet incredibly rewarding environment where you will see first-hand, the positive impact our dedicated teams have on the future of Children and Young People in Devon.
This role is currently eligible for an annual Retention payment of £2,000 per annum pro rata.
About Us
Devon County Council is currently on an ambitious journey of cultural change. We're continuing to embed restorative practice and relational ways of working and we believe that for most, the family home is the best place for children to live and thrive. We are extremely proud of our Children’s Social Care workforce and what they have achieved (and will continue to achieve) for children and families throughout Devon.
There are many benefits to joining Devon County Council and in exchange for your dedication, skills and experience we can offer a number of employee benefits including:
- Generous annual leave
- Free onsite parking
- Flexible working opportunities and promotion of a healthy work-life balance, including working from home where possible – Please visit Happy to Talk Flexible Working for more information
- Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee well-being services
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounts at over 900 national & local high street retailers through our benefits platform
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Relocation Package
For anyone thinking of relocating to Devon, we offer a generous relocation allowance (subject to subject to qualifying conditions), so there has never been better time to make the move! For more information about living and working in Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
To find out more about this role or to arrange an informal discussion please email the Children's Social Care Recruitment Team childsc.recruitmentchildrenssocialwork-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
Applications close on 1 June 2025 and shortlisted applicants will be contacted to arrange interview dates promptly.
Internal Applicants: Please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.
Please Note: At this time, we are only accepting applications from candidates who are currently residing in the UK and are unable to consider overseas applications.
Additional Information
- DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice
- This role requires a DBS disclosure
REQ007846 - Children's Social Care