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Children's Practice Lead

Halton Borough Council

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Halton Borough Council (Hybrid)

Permanent, Flexible hours, Full time

No DBS check required

£44,428 - £47,420 (pay award pending)

37 hours


Are you looking for somewhere where you can make as much of a difference to the life chances of children and young people as possible? Where there’s a big focus on continuous learning and career progression?

If you are an experienced Manager or a Social Worker looking to progress your career, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking to recruit a Practice Lead to join our Child in Need team, and support us on our improvement journey. 

Do you have a passion to make a difference to the lives of children?

Are you looking for somewhere where you can make as much of a difference to the life chances of children and young people as possible?

We have a strong vision for social work practice in Halton and we are currently embedding a relationship based practice model that has systemic practice at its core. We’re on an improvement journey aiming for excellence and we’ve made it our mission to ensure that children and young people get the best service from us, so they are able to thrive and achieve.

You’ll receive a warm welcome from a friendly team within a culture focused on learning. We are committed to supporting our Social Workers and Managers to achieve their aspiration. Working with us, you will have real opportunities to progress your career through training and development as an advanced practitioner, or future leader. Please see a personal welcome letter from the Executive Director of Children’s Services attached below.

We offer an extensive benefits package as well as an attractive financial package with a range of other benefits, including a generous leave allowance (up to 34 days), reimbursement for your Social Work England registration, a flexible working week, free parking, car allowance, car lease scheme, health and wellbeing initiatives and discount scheme.  We are within easy commutable distance of the Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside regions.

Practice Lead posts are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure and Social Work England Registration.

Please note that Halton Borough Council is unable to offer or support any form of UK VISA sponsorship

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk


Closing date: Sat 12/10/2024 at 23:59
Job reference: CHI/24/292325
Vacancy downloads:

Self-disclosure-flowchart-1024x576.pdf

Completing_Your_Application_Form_Guidance.pdf

HBC_VALUES_FRAMEWORK_V2.pdf

A_personal_welcome_from_the_Executive_Director.pdf

Children_s_Practice_Lead_-_Job_Profile.pdf

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