Advanced Social Work Practitioner

Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference to parents and children?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaging Advanced Practitioner, looking for a new challenge, to join our experienced and successful team that is reflective and creative in practice. Working collaboratively with all stakeholders, you will strive to ensure that the parents and children at the assessment centre will reach their full potential.

You will be required to travel for the role to our centre in Blandford Forum, Dorset. The role is hybrid at the assessment centre/working from home with an expectation to be at the assessment centre 3 days per week. A valid driving licence is essential to the role.

You will

• Provide a comprehensive, flexible and high-quality service to our parents and children using legal, regulatory and statutory guidance to inform practice decisions and to safeguard and protect against harm.
• Provide line management and professional supervision and performance appraisals for a small number of social care staff/students whilst managing a reduced caseload.
• Support the organisation in ensuring that the service is run in line with Compass Parent & Child Policy and legislation, regulations and standards, together with the Inspecting Body.
• Work with the Operations Manager to support complex cases, practice development through coaching and mentoring, providing advice and guidance and respond to safeguarding issues and supporting placements.
• Lead on identified projects and service developments.
• Have a relevant professional qualification in social work and be Social Care England (or equivalent) registered and have substantial experience of residential practice including the assessments.
• Have a good knowledge of parent and child regulations, child care law and safeguarding issues is essential, as is the ability to make objective professional assessments of parents and children.
• Be a strong team player and be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits of joining us

• Career Development – We offer many career paths, recognising hard work & supporting you into senior roles.
• Competitive Salary – using structured pay grades based on your training and experience.
• Car Allowance – £100 p/m car allowance to allow you to work flexibly from different locations.
• Wellbeing – Access to therapeutic wellbeing sessions with our Therapeutic Services team.
• Cashback for various medical appointments & treatments including optical and dental with MediCash.
• Win up to £150 per month in our REACH awards.
• Receive £200 (2 years), £400 (5 years) and £600 (10 years) service awards, plus up to £500 special recognition award for outstanding practice.
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 28 days within 4 years, plus all bank holidays.
• Additional 2.5 days each year for your birthday, a health and wellbeing day and a half day festive shopping day.
• Life Assurance Scheme. Named beneficiaries qualify for 3x annual salary after successful completion of probationary.
• Salary sacrifice schemes, including childcare vouchers, technology and cycle to work.

Our recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be offered a role subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Compass is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.