Advanced Practitioner Social Care Academy

About The Role

• Job Title: Advanced Practitioner – Social Care Academy
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 29.6 (4 days per week)
• Salary: HC10 £ 46,142 - £50,269 (plus £5,000 market forces supplement) pro rata
• Welcome payment: £10,000 (see attached guidance)
• Relocation package: up to £10,000 available
• Closing date: 19/07/2026

“Delivering Good quality services through Outstanding Leadership” – Ofsted

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.

We are proud of our restorative approach to social work - a way of working that is firmly embedded in our team culture and management style. Collaboration and reflection are at the heart of how we practice.

Curious about what it’s really like to be a Social Worker with us?

Want to know what it really feels like to work with our passionate and dedicated Social Work teams? This short video gives you a glimpse into the heart of our service and shows why Herefordshire Council could be the perfect place for your next career move.

As an Advanced Practitioner in the Social Care Academy, you will provide coaching, mentoring, training and support to social workers and alternatively qualified practitioners in addition to providing practice educator support to apprentices, student social workers, newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) and practice educators in training. 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.

We will support you to develop areas of expertise via 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 be 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.

Herefordshire is on a journey, and we would like you to be part of our next chapter. This is an exciting opportunity to have a genuine impact on the local authority and help improve and protect the children and young people within it.

To arrange an informal discussion, or ask any questions about the role, please contact Recruitm

• Passionate about safeguarding children and supporting families
• Skilled in assessment, planning, and delivering interventions
• Committed to working collaboratively, inclusively, and creatively
• Resilient, reflective, and confident in making difficult decisions
• Able to work effectively within a supportive team environment
• Registered with Social Work England and hold a recognised Social Work qualification (Degree/DipSW/CQSW)
• Have experience in Practice Education and hold Practice Educator Awards.

A competitive salary, holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

• Salary range: £46,142 - £50,269 (pro rata) per annum
• Market rate supplement: £5,000 (pro rata) per annum
• Welcome Payment: £10,000 (see attached guidance)
• Retention payment: £2,000 - £4,000 depending on team.
• Relocation packages: support of up to £10,000
• Professional development: protected time and budget to develop yourself and your career
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Career progression: clear pathways to progress
• Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period
• Flexible working: including the potential for job‑sharing, part‑time hours and agile working.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment of professional membership fees (based on role…