Practice Supervisor - Bradford - £40 - £42 per hour

Description:

Liquid Personnel is looking for a Practice Supervisor to join their East Children and Families Team in Bradford.

Benefits:

Hybrid working options
Supportive management
Competitive salary of up to £43p/hAs a Practice Supervisor you will:

To be accountable for the quality of practice, setting standards and creating the conditions required for successful social work by motivating, nurturing and mentoring staff. Encouraging and promoting effective relationships and communication between individuals across the service and partner agencies
To undertake medium- and long-term practice development projects which require developed interpretation and analysis skills and partnership working with both colleagues and service users, in order to deliver solutions to a complex range of issues. Identifying practice changes, resource implications and training required
To deputies in the absence of the team manager to provide management cover in conjunction with the duty Team Manager for the Service Area and with the agreement of the Service Manager
Undertake audit activity and moderation responsibilities, taking responsibility for the learning from these audits to be disseminated. Including liaising with external stakeholders where necessary and the development and delivery of training if required
To support and oversee the quality assurance of reports and assessments including preparation and submissions for Court Proceedings
As a practice educator provide specific practice support to students and newly qualified social workers in their Assessed and Supported Year of Employment and other colleagues to ensure that their practice is excellent, developed, and embedded
To quickly establish, develop and maintain good working relationships with service users and colleagues supporting them to adopt and, embed in practice the Signs of Safety model and other practice frameworks adopted in the service
To supervise individuals and lead on group supervisions as agreed with the team manager, within the SoS framework. Undertake direct observations of practice within the agreed policy and supervision procedures, mapped against the PCF descriptors and against the Knowledge and Skills Statements, gaining an indication of the quality of social work practice and the impact on service users
Responsible for agreeing cash requests in the absence of the team manager and in line with the service financial policy and procedures
When capacity allows, to co work on complex cases and undertake joint assessments where the degree of risk and profile of the service user requires greater volumes of experience and expertise
Make recommendations in respect of assessments, planning and case reviews ensuring the appropriate use of legal options have been explored and presented to relevant panels
Provide/offer expert opinion within the organization and others as a result of developing expertise in one or more areas of practice and acting as a member of a professional or Service Planning Group.
Work in partnership with other agencies and organizations, chairing and leading a range of meetings in order to fulfil the provisions of a Social Work Service
To work closely with other Practice Supervisors and with the Principal Social Worker to drive local and national agendas relating to social work.
To maintain up to date, accurate, concise, and purposeful records of work in line with departmental policy on recording and access to files
To participate continuously in professional development opportunities including regular supervision and appraisal in line with registration and HCPC standards
To act in accordance with the priorities and policies of the Department, actively promoting and supporting council policies on equality and working in an anti-oppressive manner As a Practice Supervisor, you are required to:

Hold a Social Work England registration.
Be eligible to work in the UK.
Hold a full UK license.
Social Work Qualification, degree or equivalent.
At least 2 years' experience as a social worker within children's services.Why Liquid Personnel?

'Faster Pay' service getting you paid more quickly
Twice weekly payroll and an internal 'hours' team
Free DBS and compliance service
Access to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agencies
Free access to Liquid's exclusive social work training and CPD portal
Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
"Refer a Friend" bonus - get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
"Find your own job" bonus - get £250 for bringing your own position to us *Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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