Advanced Practitioner Social Worker – Peripatetic
Advanced Practitioner Social Worker – PeripateticLocation: Burton-on-Trent (Countywide Travel)Pay Rate: £45.00 per hour plus travel expensesContract: Locum | Full-Time
Sanctuary Personnel is recruiting for an experienced Advanced Practitioner Social Worker to join a dynamic Children’s Services team based in Burton-on-Trent. This exciting locum Social Worker opportunity offers an excellent hourly rate of £45.00 per hour, with countywide travel expenses reimbursed, making it an ideal role for experienced practitioners who enjoy working across a variety of teams and supporting high-quality social work practice.
This role is perfect for an accomplished Senior Social Worker or Advanced Practitioner who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys mentoring colleagues, and is confident managing complex safeguarding cases while helping improve outcomes for children and families.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a complex caseload involving children, young people, and families across multiple service areas.
- Provide expert social work practice, supporting teams with complex safeguarding, child protection, and statutory casework.
- Complete high-quality assessments, risk assessments, care planning, and reviews.
- Offer professional guidance, coaching, and mentoring to qualified social workers and newly qualified staff.
- Support teams experiencing increased demand, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met.
- Work collaboratively with education, health, police, legal services, and partner agencies to safeguard children.
- Prepare detailed court reports, assessments, and professional documentation to a high standard.
- Promote best practice, continuous improvement, and high-quality social work across Children’s Services.
- Ensure compliance with legislation, statutory guidance, and local safeguarding procedures.
- Qualified Social Worker with a recognised Social Work qualification.
- Current registration with Social Work England.
- Significant post-qualified experience within Children’s Social Care.
- Previous experience as an Advanced Practitioner, Senior Social Worker, or within complex safeguarding teams.
- Strong knowledge of Child Protection, Children in Need, Duty and Assessment, Safeguarding, and court work.
- Excellent leadership, decision-making, assessment, and communication skills.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel countywide.
- Ability to work flexibly across different teams and service areas.
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