Interim Principal Social Worker

Interim Principal Social Worker Location :  Hybrid – 3 days per week on-site – Southwest of England Day Rate :  £450 per dayContract :  Initial 3 months (extension likely pending perm recruitment)Start Date :  ASAP Role Overview : The postholder is the strategic lead for developing and improving the quality of practice across the Children’s Service. This includes leading, influencing and implementing various workforce planning and development activities required to meet social work regulations and reforms. The post holder will embed our culture, value base and practice framework, ensuring that children, young people and families are at the heart of all we do and that we continually strive to deliver outstanding practice.  The postholder will have responsibility for all areas of practice, learning and development via the Academy, early careers and newly qualified programmes, participation and support quality assurance and review work in the wider Practice, Development and Quality Assurance team. Your role as Interim Principal Social Worker : Be the lead for the development and implementation of quality of practice across the Children's Services, contributing to the strategic direction for practice development and improvement, embedding the service culture, values base and practice framework, ensuring that children, young people and families are at the heart of all we do...