Social Work ASYE and CPD Faculty Lead

Job Title:Social Work ASYE and CPD Faculty Lead
Salary:£35,887 - £38,288 per annum, PLUS £4,000 Market Forces
35 Hours per Week
Location:County Hall Worcester with hybrid working, minimum 2 days office attendance temporarily located in Wildwood Offices on County Hall campus.

The Role:

Worcestershire’s Social Work Academy:
Our Social Work Academy is well established and supports Adult all levels in their career, with a focus: on Students, Apprentices, Newly Qualified Social Workers, and Practice Educators. It offers social workers a career development pathway with access to high quality and diverse Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and is aligned to social work frameworks and Social Work England Professional standards.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Work Practice Educator to join our friendly and high performing team.You will be supporting, developing, coaching, and mentoring newly qualified social workers completing their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment within the Adult Social Work workforce. This is a non-case holding role however you will be involved in completing direct observations of practice.

There's never been a better time to join our Academy Team where you can make a difference to the lives of people in Worcestershire.Our Social Work Academy is well established and supports Adult Social Workers at all levels in their career, with a focus on Students, Apprentices, Newly Qualified Social Workers, and Practice Educators. It offers social workers a career development pathway with access to high quality and diverse Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and is aligned to the Social Work frameworks and Social Work England Professional standards.

You will join a team of experienced Practice educators passionate about ‘making a difference’ to the social workers they support and their practice with adults. The team thrive in making learning dynamic, diverse, innovative and in line with the changing landscape of social work.There is an opportunity to provide direct supervision and mentoring to individual students and receive the practice education honorarium.

This is a diverse and varied role, offering the right candidate an opportunity to further develop their skills and knowledge across Adults Social Work and remain up to date with the national, regional, and local social work developments and research.You will have opportunity to facilitate action learning sets, Social Work England CPD sessions and promote Research In Practice. Your own development will be considered with opportunity to complete relevant CPD.

Must be a registered Social Worker and have PE1 and PE2 qualifications.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role please call Helen Stanley on 01905 844024 or email Hstanley@worcestershire.gov.uk

Benefits:

You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage Why work for us? | Worcestershire County Council, so do take a look! Some of these offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement:As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years.If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme:The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development:We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working:We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Equality & Diversity:The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Application Closing Date:Wednesday 18th December 2024.
Anticipated Interview Date:Friday 20th December 2024 or Wednesday 8th January 2025.

Attached documents
Job Description & Person Specification.pdf