Are you a Social Worker who is passionate about shaping the practice of tomorrow?

Can you take a lead role in developing quality of practice through our services?

Are you driven and focused on putting children and families at the heart of everything we do?

We are ambitious for our children, young people and families, and we have high expectations for our workforce. We are developing and expanding our Workforce service and the Social Worker - Practice Improvement role will contribute to creating the conditions for children’s social care practice to thrive and take a lead role for practice development and improvement.   

Our Offer

Salary: £47,420

Your Role

We are seeking a Social Worker - Practice Improvement who is a registered qualified Social Worker.

In this role within North East Lincolnshire Council’s Children’s Services, you will be part of the Workforce service that is passionate about quality assurance and practice improvement across Children’s Services, with a specific focus on children’s social care practice.

You will take a lead role in implementing and developing  our case audit programme carried out by supervisors and managers across Children’s Services.  You will take forward learning outcomes from auditing in collaboration with the Workforce service taking forward innovative approaches.

Your value base will strongly reflect  that the views and experiences of children, young people and families are central to planning, delivering and improving our services.  

You will be part of the Workforce service whose work is highly valued and set within a team of relational and  knowledgeable leaders.  We would welcome applications from individuals who are relational, solution focused and ambitious for themselves and the wider workforce with the ultimate focus on supporting, developing and improving practice for our children, young people and families.

This is a unique opportunity to be a voice in our service delivery. To celebrate our success alongside a focus on where we can develop and evolve.

What else can you expect?

• Real progression opportunities within social work practice – North East Lincolnshire Council operate through grades for Social Workers to Advanced Social Worker level
• Regular individual and reflective case supervision
• A relational approach in all aspects of practice
• Accessible and proactive management that creates the conditions for social workers to flourish and make a real difference to people’s lives
• A workplace culture that supports flexible working and the opportunity to work from home as well as a highly supportive team and working environment

For details on the post, please refer to the Practice Educator and Development Lead Officer role profile. 

Your Benefits 

As part of your RewardNEL package, not only will you enjoy a competitive salary, up to 40 days leave entitlement* (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension, you will also have access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform.

 This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, discounted car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.

NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.

*Leave subject to length of service 

For more information, please refer to the role profile or email:

• Nikki Alcock, Deputy Service Director – Practice Standards and Principal Social Worker
• alcock@nelincs.gov.uk

Closing date –  09 August 2024

Interviews will begin – W/C 02 September 2024
 

At North East Lincolnshire Council,

we know that together, we can be stronger.

About North East Lincolnshire Council 

North East Lincolnshire Council is situated within the award-winning coastal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds. Your earnings go further in North East Lincolnshire, house prices are four times less than in London. Learn more about what our place has to offer at  Life in North East Lincolnshire | NELC (nelincs.gov.uk)  #FindYourSpace

Get to know us better 

Check out our Council Plan and read about all of the exciting new developments we have in the pipeline. 

North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to being an inclusive employer, where equality and diversity is recognised, celebrated, and embodied throughout the organisation, becoming a workforce that represents all. 

North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. For any posts that will involve access to children, young people and adults at risk, the successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check where appropriate.