Transition to Adulthood Lead Practitioner
- Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Salary: Grade J, SCP 36 - 39, £45,718 to £48,710 per annum
- Location: Magdalen House
- Contract: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Full Time
- Hours: 36 hours per week.
- DBS Check: Enhanced
- Closing Date: 05/01/2025 at 23:59
- Reference: ASC/24/299108
Transition to Adulthood Lead Practitioner
Sefton Adult Social Care Department are in the process of creating a dedicated team to support the Preparing for Adulthood pathway in Sefton Council. We are looking for exceptional candidates to undertake the role of a Lead Practitioner in this team.
The successful candidate will supervise a small group of Transition Social Workers as well as managing a small caseload. You will work alongside our Transition Coordinators to oversee all referrals into the service. You will work alongside Children’s Social Care, SEND, Education Providers, Adult Social Care, health colleagues and others to help ensure young people’s achieve a positive transition to adulthood.
We need an experienced professional to fill this role and bring passion, creativity and care to those making the transition into Adult Services.
You will receive excellent support from your team manager and the wider leadership team.
If you are interested and would like to discuss the role further, then please contact Stephen Roper (Service Manager) on 07929 769 251.
Who are we?
Sefton is a diverse and exciting local authority that is on a journey of aspiration and ambition as it works towards delivering its exciting Sefton 2030 Vision. This journey is shared with our partners and communities as we strive to ensure Sefton is a confident and connected Borough.
Sefton as a Place to Live and Work
Boasting 22 miles of stunning coastline, Sefton is a leading coastal tourist destination with a flourishing visitor economy. Spanning the busy Port of Liverpool, the famous Antony Gormley’s ‘Another Place’ installation, attractive beaches and dunes, to the resort town of Southport, the diversity of the Borough provides a unique mix of urban and natural setting.
This is a diverse and exciting Borough where people can enjoy a great work-life balance. With excellent transport links, Sefton is well placed for accessing cities across the Northwest, including Liverpool, Manchester and areas such as the Wirral, Halton and Knowsley.
This is an exciting time to come and work with us. We want to hear from people who possess drive and passion. We need committed Social Workers to support our development, improvement plans and outcomes for vulnerable adults in our community.
Our Vision and Journey so far….
Sefton Adult Social Care have high aspirations for the service to work with our most vulnerable residents to complete excellent person-centred and high-quality assessments, the outcomes of which will positively impact on well-being and support people to live healthier lives. We are in the process of expanding our early intervention and prevention offer to our residents, using innovative approaches and the latest technological solutions. Sefton Adult Social Care have an ethos of coproducing and codesigning services with our residents and stakeholders to ensure they meet the needs of our service users whilst ensuring that we respect people’s dignity, rights, and choices. As a service we recognise the importance of increasing choice enabling people to have control over their lives, and we are committed to improving outcomes and maximising independence of our service users.
What we require from you:
- Social Work Degree or equivalent Social Work Qualification
- Current registration with Social Work England
- High aspirations to improve the lives our most vulnerable residents
- Exceptional knowledge of the Care Act
- Ability to manage your own workload and to work independently as well as in a team.
- Ability to make person centred, complex decisions, using evidence-based tools and analysis.
- Ability to provide management and supervision for qualified and unqualified workers and promote their development and high standards of practice.
- Ability to understand and demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity.
- Ability to effectively undertake partnership working with all our stakeholders and further develop these relationships.
- Commitment to your own personal development and professional growth.
Our offer to you
- To be part of an established, caring, and welcoming team
- Manageable caseloads
- Access to good quality, monthly, reflective supervision
- A comprehensive induction programme
- A wide variety of career progression routes bespoke to individual training and development needs as identified in annual PDRs
- Partnership with Research in Practice, providing access to online webinars, podcasts and materials linked to the latest research and policy updates to support your CPD and inform evidence-based reports
- 28 days annual leave rising to 33 days after 5 years continual service plus 8 bank holidays
- Enhanced sick pay, maternity/adoption leave pay and maternity support leave schemes.
- Excellent pension scheme.
- Opportunities for agile/flexible working
- Access to free eye tests and where appropriate, contribution towards spectacles
- Discounted gym membership with all Active Sefton gyms
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to local benefits and discounts on products and services
- Hybrid working e.g. the ability to work from home or office for some part of the working week
- Occupational Health Service available to advise on work related health issues.
- Commitment to supporting your emotional and mental health with access to a free and confidential employee counselling service
- Assistance with relocation if eligible.
- Access to our Professional Practice Forum
Interviews to be held on: Friday 17th January 2025 – in person.
Equal Opportunities
Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.
How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).
Please fully complete the online application form.