At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead practice development and inspire growth in children's social care.
- Company: Join a dedicated team in Jersey focused on impactful social work.
- Benefits: Enjoy a supportive environment, professional development, and a balanced lifestyle.
- Other info: Embrace island living with a strong community vibe and work-life balance.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families.
- Qualifications: Experienced social work professional with leadership and mentoring skills.
Do you have a passion for driving best practice and inspiring professional growth in children's social care? We are looking for dedicated forward thinking Practice Development Leads to join our team in Jersey. This is a practice leadership role for an experienced Social Work professional with substantial post qualification experience; an understanding of relationship based practice and a track record of leading practice improvement in complex dynamic environments.
You will play a key role in strengthening social work practice across the service, embedding relationship based approaches, working closely with Managers, Heads of Service and colleagues in the Standards and Quality service. You will coach, mentor and support practitioners and managers, providing reflective supervision and lead workforce development activity including training and workshops.
Using audits, learning from insight into practice and performance data, you'll identify themes, inform improvement, and strengthen outcomes for children and young people.
Why Jersey?
- Purpose - genuinely child centred work with visible impact on outcomes for vulnerable children and families
- Supportive teams and relationships - approachable managers, peer support and reflective supervision and a team where you are valued
- Professional challenge and development - the chance to grow skills, work across a distinct legal and regulatory framework and develop through structured training.
- Jersey lifestyle - island living, proximity to the sea, walkability and a strong sense of community, alongside genuine work life balance.
If you have the credibility, leadership skills, and practice expertise to influence at a service wide level and are committed to developing others and improving outcomes for children, we would love to hear from you.
Practice Development Lead employer: Government of Jersey
The Government of Jersey is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on community health through high-quality blood transfusion services. With a strong focus on employee development and a collaborative work culture, you will benefit from mentorship opportunities and the chance to lead a dedicated team in a beautiful island setting, ensuring both professional growth and personal fulfilment.
