Practice Supervisor - Children with Disabilities Team

Job responsibilities

Key areas of responsibility

Supervise Social Workers on a day-to-day basis to ensure the delivery of an effective social work service to children and families in accordance with Kirklees practice standards, modelling and facilitating reflective practice.

Promote professional development and quality evidence-based practice through supervision and contributing to the annual appraisal of team members.

Ensure all assessments undertaken by the team are based on clear, accurate information and analysis, including direct involvement in some more complex assessments.

Ensure all interventions are supported by clear plans which ensure the protection and development of the child or young person.

Manage risk and support social workers in managing risk, leading and mentoring colleagues in reaching appropriate decisions.

Assist the team manager to be able to make safe evidence-based decisions relating to improving outcomes for children and families.

Ensure professional decisions are made, alongside the Team Manager, according to the highest standards, using an evidence base and stand up to scrutiny.

Undertake the allocation of workload as agreed with the Team Manager, monitor team and individual performance and work with the Team Manager to resolve workload issues as they arise.

Ensure families are involved and informed at all stages of assessment and intervention (where compatible to the childs safety).

Use electronic childrens record systems effectively to ensure information is recorded about cases, contact and individuals.

Chair multi-agency and strategy meetings ensuring clear measurable outcomes and monitoring arrangements are agreed and recorded. Page 2 of 4

Strive for effective communication and teamwork with other practitioners and professionals. Provide professional advice and guidance as required.

Liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies and work within the broad range of services for children and families.

Alongside the Team Manager manage risk within Social Workers caseloads and support Social Workers.

Leading and mentoring Newly Qualified Social Workers and Practitioners in reaching appropriate decisions.

Prioritise work ensuring the safeguarding of children and young people is paramount.

Monitor and audit outcomes of assessments and plans.

Work with partners to ensure high quality service delivery to vulnerable children and their families.

Support the Team Manager to develop and implement policies and procedures at team level.

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of good practice standards in relation to
• children and families
• Awareness of current national developments for children and families
• Substantial post qualifying experience within a relevant professional
• field
• Substantial case management experience of cases with complex,
• professional, and ethical issues including child protection, court
• proceedings, case conferences and formal processes
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working with children in need, looked
• after children and child protection
• Experience of supervising NQSWs
• Substantial experience as a senior practitioner in a relevant
• professional field
• Ability to manage, supervise and support a diverse range of staff with
• all aspects of children and families work, including children in need,
• looked after children and child protection
• Developed practice skills for service users, including the ability to
• engage and communicate with young people and families and with a
• range of other stakeholders
• The ability to converse at ease with service users and provide advice
• in accurate spoken English
• Ability to prepare written assessments and reports to high
• professional standards
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively and to meet
• necessary timescales
• Ability to assist the Team Manager to set targets, manage
• performance and appraise staff
• Ability to monitor services and practices to ensure agreed standards
• are maintained and intervene constructively where necessary
• support, challenge and motivate staff
• Computer literate and excellent skills with electronic case recording
• systems, such as LCS
• Current registration with Social Work England
• Accepts an enhanced DBS and barred list check is required. Please
• note that a conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment
• but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
• Ability to travel for work purposes
• Availability to work as necessary outside office hours

Desirable

• Ability to plan and develop new ways of working, including integration
• with other key services
• Advanced or post-qualifying professional training

Qualifications

Essential

• Fully qualified, accredited social work professional status (CQSW,
• DipSW, CSS, PQCCA)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).