Social Worker / Advanced Practitioner - Family Help - Solihull Council

Our client, Solihull Council, is seeking several Advanced Practitioners for its Family Help teams.

This post will last 3-4 months initially paid at £33.30.

Please let me know if you are interested? Or can you refer a friend for £300 if placed?

The role will involve the following:

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• Workers are on duty every 8 weeks.
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• They are expected in the office one day per week when they are not on duty.
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• Solihull is progressing its social care reforms and we are recruiting Senior Social Workers to join our new Family Help Teams.
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• Our eight teams each include 5 Social Workers, 3 Family Support Workers, 2 Advanced Practitioners and a Team Manager.
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• A separate Court Team manages all public and private law work.
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• Family Help Teams support children requiring assessments, Child in Need, Early Help or Child Protection plans.
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• We maintain caseloads of 16–20 children, and have stayed committed to low caseloads over the past year.
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• This is why agency workers rarely leave Solihull — and often return.
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• Social workers tell us they come back for the manageable workloads, strong support and the ability to deliver high-quality intervention.
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Requirements of the role:

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• Qualified Social Worker
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• Fully Social Work England registered
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• 3 years post-qualified experience in employment of a local authority (DFE rules)
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• Must have a strong background in children’s social care including CIN and CP work
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• Have experience of delivering meaningful direct work
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• Can drive progress and contribute to a developing service
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Please contact me asap to discuss in more detail. We are offering £250 joining bonus for new starters with Reed.Alternatively, we are offering £300 if you refer a friend or colleague and they are placed successfully into this or any other QSW role.