Committed? Creative? Determined? Passionate about supporting children at risk of exploitation and diverting them from crime? Want to lead a double award-winning team? If you answered yes to these questions, we want to hear from you!
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, Social Work qualified, Advanced Practitioner-Contextual Safeguarding. This is a pivotal role in Hillingdon's response to adolescents at risk and provides an exciting opportunity for you to oversee the delivery of our in-house child criminal exploitation team - AXIS and our dedicated Mobile and Detached Youth Work Team. These multi-dimensional teams provide an opportunity to work at pace with practitioners from a variety of professional backgrounds and drive forward a child first approach to delivering services to children at risk of exploitation "at the right time, in the right place, in the right way" . You will use your knowledge of contextual safeguarding to inform operational and strategic activity across the local authority, regionally and nationally.
As an Advanced Practitioner, you must:
Be creative, flexible and an excellent communicator
Hold a Social Work degree, alongside a Practice Educators qualification
Have a solid knowledge of the issues and factors related to child criminal exploitation and its prevention.
Be able to evidence a commitment to your own development since qualification
For more information about the requirements of this role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
On joining our Children’s Social Care team, you’ll be welcomed and made to feel ‘at home’, benefitting from the right tools, skills, and resources. From day one you’ll meet with colleagues across the council who will provide expert guidance and support to succeed and develop your career at Hillingdon - giving you that ‘Hillingdon feeling’.
Our commitment to continuous improvement is also reflected in our dedication to lead, coach, and invest into our people. Whether you’re just about to embark on a career within social care, or aspire to progress into senior roles, we offer clear development pathways to help you achieve your career ambitions.
With access to a wide range of training and learning opportunities (PAMs, AIMs, CGP2, etc.), every day is a ‘learning day’. Partnering with local Universities to offer the ‘Practice Educators programme’ we’re keen to not only enhance the quality of our social care provision, but also supercharge your career!
In addition to a comprehensive career development plan, we offer a range of benefits which include:
Local government average salary pension scheme
From 26 to 34 days annual leave (rising to 37, dependant on length of service)
Free on-site parking when working at our civic centre offices
Career breaks
Hybrid working and flexible working hours
Season ticket loan
Access to a credit union
Access to a wide range of trainings, courses, and other types of professional development
Discount on a variety of adult education courses run by the council
Payment of professional fees where these are required
Discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon (Uxbridge), Queensmead (South Ruislip), Highgrove (Ruislip) and Botwell Green (Hayes)
Cycle purchase scheme
Car sharing scheme
30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses
If you'd like to arrange an informal chat about this role, please send us an email to recruitment@hillingdon.gov.uk, highlighting your name, contact details, and the name of this role.