South East England

42 GBP Per Hour

Children's Services

Contract

Reference 3197

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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