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., 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.

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.

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