The role
About Southwark
Southwark is an ambitious, vibrant, culturally diverse and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward thinking. We value our people, celebrate diversity and seek to find effective and creative ways of supporting our communities. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promises, which ensure that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do.
The role
The International Social Workers Practice Lead / Professional Educator will have a key role in teaching, coaching and developing our International Social Workers within Frontline Children Social Care.
The role will support the ASYE Professional Educators in the delivery of the ISW & ASYE programme within Children’s Social Care, this will involve delivering individual and group training and promoting professional development for ISW’s and Newly Qualified Social Workers across Children’s Services.
The role will be to develop and motivate ISW’s and NQSWs by providing high support and high challenge in carrying out every aspect of their role to the best of their ability and to the standards required of them as part of a team of 3 Professional Educators.
The role is a team manager level and will be required to quality assure reports and provide management approval of the practice of the International Social workers.
About you
You will be Social Work qualified, experienced in Practice Development Education alongside a good detailed understanding of practice, processes and the systems that support practice.
You will have strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence managers and social workers in order to embed and further a successful and effective learning culture within Children’s services.
Benefits and more information
From flexible working, to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. You will benefit from 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 36 days with continuous service, a generous local government salary related pension, cycle to work and cycle loan scheme, season-ticket loan, confidential wellbeing and counselling support. Extensive CPD and learning opportunities are readily available. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Additional details
This post is being offered initially as a fixed term contract for 12 months. We encourage any internal staff to gain agreement from your substantive line manager before applying if you are considering this is as a secondment opportunity.
We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: Thursday 11th September 2022
Interviews: TBC
SWCINT
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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