Practice Advisor

Practice Advisor

We are looking to recruit to a new role of Practice Advisor (Educator) working county-wide, base negotiable.  Your main duties will be as Practice Educator supporting Social Work students on the apprenticeship scheme as well as supporting continuous development and practice improvements across the Children’s Services workforce alongside the exiting Practice Advisor team, through audits work, mentoring and delivery learning to the workforce.

This is a fixed term contract until December 2025.

As a Practice Educator you will support a cohort of approximately 14 Social Work apprentices each year along with the associated support and administrative tasks relating to each cohort, such as recruitment, observations, group supervision, review meetings and end of placement reports.  We envisage that the successful candidate will be able to create lasting professional relationships with the students and create opportunities to promote Children’s Services employment opportunities across Lincolnshire   

The Quality & Standards Team is a countywide service supporting continuous learning and quality assurance for practitioners, managers and senior leaders through audit activity, practice observations and learning and development.  Practice Advisors will play an integral part in ensuring we continue as a learning organisation in embedding Signs of Safety as well as other key practice models.

You will become part of a team that is passionate about creating and maintain the learning culture within Children's Services and supporting practitioners in delivering the best practice for the children, young people and families they're working with.  You will be supported in understanding practice issues, developing quality improvement proposals and training packages and directly supporting frontline practitioners’ professional development.  As a leader and driver of practice you will ensure that Lincolnshire's models of practice are understood, and you will support managers and their workforce in applying them in practice.

Along with a competitive salary of £40,221 - £44,428 we are offering:

• A Contributory pension
• Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
• Civil service sports council membership
• Flexible working policies
• Career progression opportunities
• An annual leave entitlement of up to 28 days plus the option to buy more

For more information about the benefits of working for us please click here 

rewards and benefits 

We welcome applications from qualified Social Workers. If this sounds like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description, to help you do the best application possible, before clicking apply! If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please email Philippa Gallop to arrange for a Teams or telephone call at philippa.gallop@lincolnshire.gov.uk

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary.  Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. 

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.