Practice Development Lead (Service Based)

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Lambeth Social Care Academy due to the promotion of the current post holder; we are seeking a Practice Development Lead fixed term / secondment for around 2 years.
This is a great opportunity to support promoting and embedding excellent practice in Lambeth Children's Social Care and key partners across the Directorate. To compliment the current skills, mix within the Academy, we would particularly like to hear from applicants with Early Help and Front Door/Duty experience.
About the role:
PDLs sit within the Lambeth Social Care Academy and report to the Head of Academy/Principal Social Worker and act as agents of change as part of Lambeth's journey to excellence. They work closely with the service managers to identify and support practice improvement.
About you:
Be a successful social work practitioner should have a strong practice background and ideally have demonstrable recent experience in supporting the learning of social workers and other staff, such as students, ASYEs etc. and experience of influencing practice.
Please note to have your application considered you must be currently registered as a Social Worker with Social Work England.
You will be joining a dynamic and ambitious academy which encourages innovation and creativity in how we support the workforce do their best work with children and young people.
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please email Rina Wood, Principal Social Worker at or Brenda Mcinerney, Director of Practice Performance & Performance at
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Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at
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Interested, click on the apply button and complete an on-line application, explicitly evidencing in the supporting statement field how you meet the shortlist criteria marked with an 'A'.
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Closing Date: Monday 22nd April 2024 at midnight
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