Practice Tutor (South)

Key Responsibilities

• Use social work knowledge, theory, practice skill and experience to develop and support participants to become outstanding social workers
• Visit practice hubs regularly and attend some hub meetings, deliver online practice seminars to your hubs and hold individual tutorials with participants. All teaching is a mix of face to face and online to both large groups and smaller multi hubs groups
• Support participants academic progress, provide detailed and timely feedback and mark assignments within set timescales to meet exam board requirements
• Lead reviews of participants’ progress in line with programme timelines- Work closely with the participants to progress their journey through the programme. This will involve regular problem solving and emotional support
  
  

• Support CSWs to lead the hubs, role model best social work practice and support effective practice educators
• Use  mentoring and coaching techniques to support CSWs to be effective in their leadership, management and practice educator roles
• Support CSWs to hold consistently high-quality hub meetings that embed systemic practice, motivational interviewing and parenting interventions- Develop the CSWs’ skills and competence in the CSW role, using agreed competencies and development framework
• Develop the CSWs’ skills and competence in the CSW role, using agreed competencies and development framework
• Work with placement and partnership managers to ensure the CSW role is understood and valued in the local authority

• Teach  for year one participants is during the Readiness for Practice stage both in person and online, attend face to face regional recall days and whole cohort online teaching.. There is also online teaching for our year 2 participants on the programme through large lectures, small seminars and one to one support as necessary
• Provide high quality hub teaching and supervise dissertations of 2nd year participants
• Contribute to the development of teaching and learning materials and deliver content to the highest possible standard
• Promote the Frontline practice models (systemic practice, motivational interviewing and evidence informed parenting interventions) through all teaching
• Remain up-to-date on research and practice developments, particularly in the field of child protection to provide relevant and targeted support to participants and CSWs
• Demonstrate a commitment to knowledge generation through practice-based knowledge acquisition and research

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified Social Worker in England (including up-to-date registration with Social Work England)
• Masters in Social Work and experience of practice or management in children and families’ social work OR Masters in any field, and significant experience of practice or management of children and families’ social work
• Qualified in systemic family therapy, motivational interviewing or parenting interventions
• Higher Education Authority (HEA) accreditation or relevant teaching  qualification
• Strong experience of working in statutory children and families’ social work setting
• Experience of applying systemic and/or other social work models in social work
• In-depth knowledge of child development and parent/carer giver factors affecting parenting
• Evidence of continual professional development through informal and formal approaches
• Experience of developing the knowledge and skill of others
• Knowledge or experience working with the unit model

• Ability to use everyday digital tools (such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and online systems) to support day-to-day work, with willingness to learn new systems as required.
• Has a clear vision for children’s social work, with a focus on quality and impact of practice. Committed to Frontline’s vision for social work. 
• Adept at using feedback effectively and reflecting on self 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to motivate and inspire others, to describe a clear vision for social work
• Good teaching skills to small and large groups
• Active listening skills and the ability to demonstrate appreciation and empathy
• Able to work autonomously with initiative and a solution-focused approach
• Highly organised with a flexible approach to work and able to prioritise effectively to meet deadlines

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Competitive pension employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + office closes from 25 Dec to 1 Jan
• Buy up to five days annual leave a year
• Interest free loan for season ticket
• Personal coaching and mentoring
• Cycle loan scheme
• Deposit loan scheme
• Volunteering days
• Employee assistance programme
• Life Assurance Scheme (x3 salary)