An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Social Work Academy Team as an Advanced Practitioner (AP). This is a full-time post and a fantastic opportunity for the right person to develop their skills in student social work education and supervision, as well as social work practice.
About the Role
This is a unique position with specific duties and responsibilities. With direction and support from the Team Manager, the AP oversees Merton's Social Work Apprentices and their work whilst they study at Kingston University for their Social Work qualification. You will co-work the children allocated to you with the apprentices you supervise, ensuring high quality service delivery is maintained and positive outcomes delivered for the children and families of Merton.
Leading a team of up to 4 social work apprentices, you will provide one-to-one case, reflective and personal supervision, group supervision/reflective spaces and create teaching and learning opportunities for the apprentices.
Support for our apprentices will include progress reports at intervals during the year and attending learning review meetings with the University to discuss progress, plan support and identify learning opportunities for the future. You may also be required to act as Practice Educator for a student whilst they complete a placement in another team or service area.
Along with holding a caseload of assessments, CIN and CP work, the AP is the lead social worker for Private Fostering (PF), holding responsibility for children in PF arrangements, and awareness raising activities across the borough.
The Team
The role sits in the Social Work Academy Team and is part of the Family Support and Safeguarding Service. The team comprises of 3 APs who all direct, support, educate and guide small teams of student social workers with support from the Team Manager. This is a case holding team which supports Merton's future social workers to develop their practice in a work-based setting. There is a wealth of experience within the team to support the successful candidate to develop the skills required for this role.
About You
If successful at application stage, panel interviews will take place on the 6th of August.
If you have questions about this exciting opportunity, please contact Team Manager for the Social Work Academy, Lydia Billington on 0208 545 4247 or Lydia.Billington@merton.gov.uk.
Merton is an outer borough in southwest London. Suburban in character, the borough has three main town centres: Wimbledon, Mitcham, and Morden. We want our to be a great place for every child to grow up in order to give them the best start in life. To do this, we need the best social work talent working with us.
We offer a full range of employment benefits to ensure every member of staff feels valued and able to progress:
If you like the sound of working in Merton, or want to know more about a specific role, please do not hesitate to contact recruitment@merton.gov.uk