ABOUT US AT HOUNSLOW

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.
We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

ABOUT THE TEAM YOU’LL BE WORKING IN

Hounslow Children’s Services are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Advanced Practitioner to join our Through Care team. The team works with Looked After Children and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children. We promote relationship-based practice and work with families and other professionals to achieve permanence and support independence. Direct work and hearing the child’s voice is essential in our work.
The London Borough of Hounslow Through Care Team is a vibrant, dedicated and stable and supportive team with five experienced managers and 15 social workers. Social workers in the team have manageable caseloads that allow them to do meaningful work with the children and young people.
Ofsted said that social workers in Hounslow are very motivated and they are working hard to get the best outcomes for children. Social workers told inspectors that they feel well supported by their line managers and have regular supervision and access to training.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Through Care Team as an Advanced Practitioner. In this role, you will hold complex cases as well as have a specialism in an agreed area of practice. You will provide coaching, mentoring, and training to your colleagues, , support colleagues to address challenging areas of practice and support the managers in the day to day operation of the team.