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Children’s Advanced Practitioner
Team: Fostering
Location: Tameside
Rate: £40
Previous experience in a Senior Social Worker post – desirable but not essential
Previous mainstream Fostering experience – ESSENTIAL , working knowledge of Fostering regulations.
Working Arrangements – 2-3 days in the office per week.
The post holder will provide effective and high quality professional social work to children and their families in accordance with legislation, national, regional and local statutory guidance, policies and procedures with the outcome of improving the lives of children in Tameside.
To ensure high quality practice and effective management of risk and need.
Hold a complex case load (within case holding teams) and provide mentoring, coaching and co-working of cases with practitioners.
Facilitate Foster Carer Recruitment and Retention activity which will include the provision of training and support groups for carers.
Facilitate workshops and group supervisions for social work staff and practitioners to provide them the opportunity for reflection and improvement in quality of practice.
Support the leadership and management of the Service taking into account service user views, performance data and stakeholder feedback in accordance with Best Value principles.
Contribute to the overall strategic planning of the service and to the development of high quality services.
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