Practice Supervisor - Child Permanence and Family Reunification

Practice Supervisor - Child Permanence and Family Reunification

Salary:

From £47,181 to £51,356per annum pro rata + relocation support

Grade:

M

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:22 hours per week (Flexible working can be discussed)

Location:

Scarborough, North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence, and we are looking for a Practice Supervisor to join our Care Planning and Support Team.

Our team works with children and young people who are cared for by the Local Authority, working closely with families, using an established Practice Model to create plans to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people. This includes working with children in the care of their parents or members of their network, in Local Authority foster care or sometimes residential care and children and families going through care proceedings.

This means we cover all aspects of the court process, a good understanding of this or a willingness to learn is vital.

As a Practice Supervisor, your core focus will be to ensure the safe, effective delivery of social work services through the supervision and support of social workers within your supervision group. You will play a vital role in driving excellent practice, managing risk, and improving outcomes for children and families.

• Providing day‑to‑day supervision and support to social workers across Children in Need, Child Protection and Looked After Children services
• Modelling and facilitating reflective, evidence‑based practice
• Supporting the professional development of staff, including involvement in annual appraisals
• Reviewing assessments, plans and interventions to ensure children are protected and supported
• Chairing multi‑agency meetings and working collaboratively with partner agencies
• Contributing to service development, practice improvement and strategic objectives

• Recognised social work qualification (e.g. CQSW, DipSW, CSS, PQCCA)
• Social Work England registration
• Substantial post‑qualifying experience in social work
• Significant experience managing complex child protection and court‑related cases
• Proven ability to supervise, mentor and support social workers, including NQSWs
• Strong knowledge of the legal framework for children’s social work

More information regarding our service, our practice model, what we can offer you and to meet some of our team and meet our leaders together with the details of more opportunities visit:

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.