Leeds City Council Advanced Practitioner Locality Team
Pay Rate: £40 per hour
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Locum
About the Role Leeds City Council is seeking an experienced Advanced Practitioner to join its Locality Team.
You will work with children and families across a varied caseload, supporting positive change through assessment, intervention, and long-term planning while helping to maintain high standards of practice across the service.
As an Advanced Practitioner, you will manage complex cases and provide guidance and support to colleagues, contributing to the development of high-quality social work practice.
Key Responsibilities - Manage a complex caseload of Child in Need, Child Protection, and Children in Care cases.
- Undertake Child and Family Assessments and safeguarding investigations.
- Support and mentor less experienced social workers.
- Develop and implement effective care and support plans.
- Undertake direct work with children and families.
- Work collaboratively with education, health, police, and partner agencies.
- Prepare high-quality reports for conferences, reviews, and court proceedings where required.
- Maintain accurate and timely case recordings.
Practice Model Used by Leeds Leeds Children's Services uses a Restorative Practice Model, which underpins all work with children, young people, and families.
This approach focuses on:
- Building strong and meaningful relationships
- Working collaboratively with families to find solutions
- Recognising strengths and resilience within families and communities
- Promoting restorative conversations and shared decision-making
- Supporting sustainable change through partnership working
- Reflective supervision and continuous professional development
- The model is well established across Leeds and supports effective relationship-based social work practice.
Why Leeds Is a Great Place to Live and Work Leeds is one of the UK's fastest-growing and most vibrant cities, offering excellent career opportunities and an outstanding quality of life:
- More affordable housing than many other major UK cities.
- Excellent transport links to London, Manchester, York, Sheffield, and the wider North.
- A thriving cultural scene with restaurants, shopping, music venues, theatres, and sporting events.
- Access to beautiful countryside including the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Peak District National Park.
- Strong local communities and excellent educational opportunities.
- A nationally recognised children's service committed to innovation, workforce development, and improving outcomes for children.
- It s a fantastic place to progress your social work career while enjoying everything a thriving city has to offer.
Interested? To apply, please send your CV to:
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