Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: NJC Grade H4 SCP 41-46 £52,413 - £57,881 per annum

Closing Date: Sunday 31st August at 23:59pm

This advert is open to both internal and external applicants however, internal applicants will be considered for this role prior to external candidates.

The Senior Practice Development service are key to driving forward practice and delivering high quality training and development.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become the Senior Practice Development Leader for Children's Services, Blackpool.

The successful candidate will manage the Practice Development Service, working with managers, senior social workers and staff across Children’s Service, in order to develop and improve the quality of practice, in accordance with the Blackpool Families Rock principals, the Continuous Improvement Plan and Children’s Workforce Development Strategy.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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