Shute End/Home Working (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
Enhanced DBS check required
£52,498 - £56,632 (inc £3k Market Supplement) (National pay award pending)
37 hours
Systemic Practice Consultant – Children’s Services
We have an exciting brand new role in Children’s Services and are looking for a Systemic Practice Consultant to join our Academy Team on a permanent basis.
The primary goal of this role is to support our Early Help Service; providing consultation, teaching and in person training. The Practice Consultant role will be a qualified Social Worker who has 2 yrs post graduate certificate in Systemic Practice. The successful candidate will bring extensive experience of working as a Social Worker within Children’s Services.
The key areas of this role will include:
About the team:
The Practice Consultants are led by our Head of Academy/Principal Social Worker. The team is made up of Social Workers/Practice Educators with a wealth of experience from both Wokingham Borough Council and surrounding Local Authorities. The team is supportive, creative, forward thinking and friendly.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their excellent planning skills by independently organising & facilitating training sessions. This role would suit a bright, solution-focussed professional who is looking to move into a Practice Consultant role to grow their Systemic skills further.
What we can offer you:
If you are interested in this role and would like a further discussion or information, please contact; Rachel Bedford, Head of Academy/Principal Social Worker, Children’s Services rachel.bedford@wokingham.gov.uk
Or, Alix Williams, Recruitment & Retention Specialist for Children’s Social Care alix.williams@wokingham.gov.uk
To apply for the role please complete the online application form.
Closing date: Sunday 10th November at 11pm
Interview date: 19th November, in the afternoon, on site at our Wokingham offices
Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers, and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.
If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.
Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
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