Practice Development Officer - Adults

Role Responsibility

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Practice Development Officer who will be part of a team that deliver, develop, and influence high quality social work and strengths-based practice that promotes positive outcomes for people who draw on care and support within adult services.  

You will support with delivering the Making a Difference Everyday Strategy and embedding the practice framework, alongside undertaking practice audits, ensure areas of good practice are identified and provide expert advice to frontline staff and develop a culture of learning.

This is also a valuable opportunity to influence change and work closely with the Policy and Quality Assurance Team and Strategic Safeguarding Unit to embed the Quality Assurance Framework.

You will be a welcome addition to the team if you are passionate about social work practice and supporting the people of Kent to live as full and safe a life as possible. 

You will need to have extensive post-qualification experience of front-line social work practice and hold excellent people management skills. .

You will have a recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England as a registered Social Worker.

We offer excellent opportunities for professional development with access to our Kent Academy progression routes such as Best Interest Assessor Training,  Practice Educator training and Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) training.

We offer an attractive benefits package and a commitment to ensuring that you achieve a healthy work life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements that meet business need. You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave allowance and the local government pension scheme.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England

Closing date 28^st March and interviews to be held in Maidstone on the 11 April.

Contact Details

To find out more about this role contact Dawn Cameron on 03000 412 171 or dawn.cameron@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

KCC is transitioning to a new pay structure from 1st April 2025.  More details can be found here - Pay - Jobs & Careers - Kent County Council 

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.