Location
London Borough of Hillingdon, Civic Centre, Uxbridge

Hours
Full Time - 36 hours per week

Salary
£57,402 per annum

About the Role
Are you a passionate and dedicated Social Worker looking for a dynamic and rewarding role? Join our Locality Adult Social Work Team based at the Civic Centre in Uxbridge. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a diverse London Borough, supporting residents with a wide range of needs and helping them achieve better wellbeing and independence.

We are looking for an experienced Advanced Social Work Practitioner to provide professional leadership within the team through exemplary practice, coaching, mentoring and workforce development. You will play a key role in supporting high-quality practice, driving continuous professional development and helping to shape service delivery across Adult Social Care.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced practitioner who is passionate about developing others, leading best practice and supporting positive outcomes for residents.

What You'll Do:
- Provide professional leadership to social work colleagues through exemplary practice, knowledge sharing and workforce development.
- Act as a Practice Educator for social work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers.
- Provide professional practice supervision, coaching and mentoring to Social Workers.
- Manage a caseload of the most complex cases.
- Act as a specialist expert within your area of practice, providing advice and support to colleagues and partner agencies.
- Provide professional consultation across Adult Social Care teams and partner organisations.
- Undertake direct observations of social work practitioners and support quality assurance activity.
- Complete monthly case audits and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Develop and maintain effective professional networks across partner organisations.
- Support workforce planning, workload allocation and service development activities.

Benefits
We value our employees and are committed to ensuring that they enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career with us. We offer a wide range of benefits to enhance your work-life balance, financial wellbeing, health, and professional development including:
- Flexible Working Hours
- 36 Hour Week
- Generous Holiday Entitlement increasing with length of service
- Discounts at council owned leisure centres and swimming pools
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes for cycle purchase, electric vehicle leasing and pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme with bicycle parking, lockers, and showers
- Access to Local Government Pension Scheme and Credit Union membership
- Vivup Benefits offering various discounts and offers
- Mental Health Support and Counselling Services including 24-hour confidential advice
- Travel Support including season ticket loans and free car parking
- Trade Union Membership options supported by the Council

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At the London Borough of Hillingdon, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We welcome applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds and strive to ensure our recruitment process is free from discrimination and bias. Reasonable adjustments are provided to applicants with disabilities to ensure fairness and accessibility.

Join us in building a workplace where everyone feels respected, able to give their best and be themselves at work, whilst contributing meaningfully to our organisation's success.

Recruitment Information
Hillingdon Council operates a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria and opt in for consideration.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to pre-employment screening including:
- Enhanced DBS Check
- Qualifications Check
- Professional Registration Check
- 5 years of Referencing

Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Hillingdon Council. Current employees in the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria to be prioritised.

Due to high volume of applications, the role may close early. We recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Experience
- Significant post-qualifying experience within Adult Social Care.
- Experience managing complex cases, safeguarding enquiries and multi-agency working.
- Experience supervising, mentoring or coaching social work practitioners.

About you
- Passionate about developing others and promoting high-quality social work practice.
- Strong assessment, analytical and decision-making skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Commitment to supporting positive outcomes for residents and continuous professional development.

Qualifications
- Social Work degree or equivalent qualification.
- Registration with Social Work England.
- Practice Educator qualification or willingness to work towards one.