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As an Enhanced Practitioner, you will blend the skills of a case holding senior social worker with those of mentoring newly qualified colleagues.
 
You will build effective relationships with children, young people, and families and ensure that children and young people lead their care planning. You will advocate and appreciate individual need to achieve outcomes based on evidence-based assessments.
 
You will spend quality time with children in our care, understanding their views, their life events and supporting them to understand and recover from what has happened.
 
You will consistently model exceptional social work practise and skill to inspire and guide our Newly Qualified Social Workers, providing ongoing advise and support to them.
 
Working closely with the Practice Leads in the Social Work Academy and the Team Manager, you will ensure to ensure that the NQSWs have appropriate caseloads in terms of number and complexity, and that their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) progresses well.
 
You will guide the team, supporting the Team Manager and be a point of contact in their absence.
 
You will be part of a strong multi-agency team including education, health and our own therapeutic service Full Circle.
 
You will be part of a that is constantly seeking to improve outcomes for children in our care and be part of developing this service further. Your ideas and aspirations will be very important to us.
  
WHAT IS INVOLVED? 
We work with children and young people aged 0 – 18 who are looked after, living with foster carers or with family and friend carers, or in a children’s home.
 
We care plan with children, their carers and family to ensure the child’s needs are met well, and we plan for their future. The views of the child and their family are imbedded within our care plans and lead everything we do.
 
Relationships with children and their families are very important to us, as is our relationships with the multi-agency teams we work with.
 
We take a trauma informed approach, seeking to help the child recover and maintain relationships with important people in their lives.
 
We work under a Signs of Safety framework which takes a strength-based approach and works towards the child and family goals.
 
We encourage you to contact Natasha Gray via email at natasha.gray@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.  
 
HOW WILL I BE SUPPORTED?
We are passionate about social work in County Durham. We are committed to providing a culture where good practice can flourish. We ensure our social workers are highly supported and encourage flexible working to achieve a good work-life balance.
 
You will benefit from a range of training opportunities and professional development through personalised induction, professional supervision, and mentoring.
 
Take a closer look: https://www.durham.gov.uk/childrenssocialwork
 
WHAT WILL I NEED? 
You will need:

•  A degree in social work or equivalent social work qualification
• Current Social Work England registration.
• Significant experience of social work with children, young people and their families.
• Commitment to work towards Practice assessor qualification PA1 and 2 in line with skills for care good practice.

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.