Wirral - Advanced Practitioner - CP / CIN Team
Wirral Council is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Advance Practitioner to join their Child Protection / Child in Need Team.
Location :- 2 Alice Square, Birkenhead, CH412YA
Payrate :-Up to £40.00 Per hour (Umbrella)
Key Responsibilities:
Safeguarding & Practice Leadership
- Lead high-quality social work practice in safeguarding, child protection and complex risk cases in line with HCPC standards, legislation and organisational policies.
- Ensure children and young people are safe and achieve positive outcomes through effective assessments, planning and interventions.
- Provide professional leadership and promote research-informed practice, quality assurance and continuous service improvement.
- Guide and support professionals on cases involving high complexity and risk.
- Ensure robust risk management, decision-making and preventative safeguarding work.
- Chair complex and high-risk multi-agency meetings.
Casework & Court Work
- Support complex court work, including Court of Protection matters.
- Authorise and quality assure assessments, reports and court documentation.
- Ensure evidence-based reporting and appropriate referrals to the Safeguarding Unit.
- Manage a small caseload when required and lead on service development projects.
People Management & Development
- Line manage Children's Social Care support staff including supervision, performance management, recruitment and attendance.
- Allocate workloads based on skills, capacity and complexity.
- Mentor and develop staff, students and newly qualified social workers (ASYE).
- Promote a learning culture and identify workforce development needs.
Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Work collaboratively with internal teams, external partners and multi-agency professionals.
- Ensure children and families are actively involved in person-centred assessments and planning.
- Respond to councillor queries and attend committee meetings when required.
Strategic & Operational Contribution
- Contribute to organisational strategy, service improvement and innovation.
- Ensure services comply with statutory legislation, governance, data protection and confidentiality standards.
- Deliver services within budget and promote value for money.
- Ensure safeguarding investigations and operational processes are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
Planning & Decision Making
- Plan, prioritise and review team workloads and case progress.
- Exercise sound professional judgement in complex and high-risk situations.
- Escalate complex issues appropriately and contribute to supervisory decision-making
Essential Requirements:
- Social Work Qualification - Degree or equivalent
- At least 3 years' experience as a social worker within children's services
- Social Work England Registration
- Driving license and access to own vehicle
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to Yug Vaishnav at or call on 020 4574 3378.
Benefits of working with Eden Brown Synergy include:
- DBS check processed and paid for by Eden Brown Synergy
- Referral bonus if you refer a colleague or friend to us
- Bonus for finding your own job
- Twice weekly payroll
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Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
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