Systemic Practitioner

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Systemic Practitioner
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Gloucester, but negotiable from any of our area offices, as role is county wide
• Salary:                               £30,825 - £33,945 per annum (pro rata) 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Fixed Term 
• Duration:                            One year 
• Closing Date:                     06/10/2024 
• Job Requisition Number:   10042 
• This post is not open to job share.  0.8fte or compressed hours (9-day fortnight) would be considered.

Reward and Support

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• between £30,825 - £33,945 per annum (pro rata) subject to experience
• flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
• a supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• an in-house occupational health service
• employee discount scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
• career development and qualification opportunities
• access to our Social Work Academy

Right child, right support, right time, every time

We are working together to support families and communities in giving every child the best chance of a happy and rewarding life, especially those who need more help. 

Gloucestershire offers a range of opportunities to develop your career, supported by a phenomenal Social Work Academy offer, a developing systemic practice methodology, an ambitious leadership team and an award-winning workforce.

Gloucestershire Children’s Services are improving with our latest Ofsted inspection (February 2022) identifying that:

‘Significant progress has been made in many areas of Gloucestershire’s children’s services… significant financial investment and the backing of political leaders, has led to improved services that are now more effective in meeting the needs of children and families’.

We are a local authority adopting, and training all colleagues in, systemic social work practice. If you would like to be part of an authority that takes a relational approach to working with families and focuses on what needs to change in the system around a child and family to enable children to thrive, then consider a role with GCC.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a pilot, running from November 2024 - November 2025, to work within Early Help teams to embed systemic practice.  We are looking for a systemic practitioner qualified to a foundation level in systemic practice.  You will provide ongoing targeted training, monthly group reflective practice sessions and one-to-one consultation for key workers, in addition to supporting the use of systemic tools, such as genograms and outcome measures.  IFT would deliver year two (intermediate certificate) training within the pilot period to further enhance your systemic knowledge.The development and delivery of the role will be supported and guided by Social Work Academy practitioners and Early Help senior managers and is a great opportunity to step into a practice development role.  

You will benefit from our commitment to delivering the best possible service to children and families, and the chance to join an experienced and dynamic team. You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpins the work we do

About You

We are looking for someone with experience of working within children's social care.  You will have experience of participating in training in systemic practice, supervision and reflective practice.  You will also hold a Systemic Year 1 – Foundation Level Certificate.

A full driving licence and access to a car is essential. 

How to apply 

For an informal chat about this role, please email Sophia.Jamal@gloucestershire.gov.uk.  Please submit your application via our website.

We reserve the right to close an advertisement earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a suitable amount of applications.

If you would like to find out more about our Children's Service please take a look here: Children's Social Care Careers | Gloucestershire County Council

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Systemic Practitioner Job Profile

This position is subject to a DBS check. 

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.