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Advanced Practitioner - Gloucestershire

Job Posted: 13 hours ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Gloucestershire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Advanced Practitioner – Safeguarding Team – Gloucestershire County Council

💷 £42 per hour | 📍 Gloucestershire | 🕒 Hybrid Working

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Advanced Practitioner Social Worker to join the Safeguarding Team at Gloucestershire County Council, offering a strong £42 per hour rate.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled safeguarding practitioner ready to step into a leadership-focused role, combining a protected complex caseload with practice development responsibilities across the wider team.

About Gloucestershire’s Service

Gloucestershire’s Children’s Services are currently rated Good with Outstanding elements, with a clear vision of “Right child, right support, right time, every time.” The authority has invested heavily in workforce development, reflective supervision, and its Social Work Academy, creating an excellent environment for experienced practitioners to thrive.

The service works within a relational systemic practice model, meaning the focus is on understanding family dynamics, strengthening relationships, and identifying what needs to change within the wider system around the child to improve safety and outcomes. Advanced Practitioners are central to embedding this model across the team.

Key Responsibilities

Hold a protected caseload of complex safeguarding and child protection cases
	
Lead on Child in Need, Child Protection, and PLO/court work
	
Provide practice leadership, mentoring, and quality assurance to Social Workers across the team
	
Complete joint visits and support colleagues with risk analysis and intervention planning
	
Drive performance, service improvement, and high-quality case recording
	
Support ASYEs and less experienced staff through reflective supervision and coaching
	
Promote best practice within Gloucestershire’s relational systemic model

Candidate Requirements

Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration
	
Strong frontline safeguarding / child protection experience
	
Previous experience at Senior Social Worker or Advanced Practitioner level
	
Excellent court work, assessment, and permanence planning experience
	
Ability to coach, mentor, and influence team practice standards
	
Confident working with high-risk and highly complex family situations

Why Work with Us

£42 per hour
	
Hybrid and agile working model
	
Protected complex caseload
	
Opportunity to influence team-wide practice quality
	
Excellent management oversight and reflective supervision
	
Access to a highly regarded Social Work Academy
	
Join a Good authority with Outstanding features and a clear improvement journey

Contact

📞 Josh Dhumisani

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