Advanced Practitioner - Children With Disabilities; CWD

About The Job

Flexible working available, using a hybrid model and in line with the needs of the service – working from home and your contracted work base.

30 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays.

Great opportunities for career progression within Somerset.

Full time for 37 hours per week.

Maternity cover, fixed term until 31/01/2027.

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that.

As an Advanced Practitioner
, your responsibility includes managing complex work with vulnerable children in the community and in our care, while mentoring and supporting less experienced colleagues.

Through pro‑active, multi‑agency working you’ll collaborate with service providers to facilitate needs‑led services and create positive outcomes.

You’ll ensure all services are child‑focused, using therapeutic skills to help children reach their potential.

We aim to keep fieldwork caseloads to an average of 14, ensuring more time for individual cases and a higher level of service. We also provide a work‑life balance.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be.

• Be educated to degree level and Social Work England registered.
• Have demonstrable experience in the field, with a commitment to maintaining and expanding your social work knowledge and skills. Ideally you will have PEPS 1; if not, supervisory experience is needed.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling effective partnership with agencies and teams. You’ll have strong time‑keeping and an eye for detail, producing accurate reports and quality‑assuring the work of less experienced colleagues.

• Flexible working arrangements, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the possibility to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts at gyms.
• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment into a generous Pension Scheme, with optional additional voluntary contributions.
• Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice for cycle purchase and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.

£41,711 to £46,142 per annum.

We may offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship to suitably qualified overseas social workers already residing in the UK. To be eligible, applicants must hold a recognised social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England. Sponsorship will be assessed as part of the recruitment process. This is only available to candidates currently living in the UK; we are unable to provide resettlement support.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Mikayla Greedy at mi
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