East Sussex County Council
Practice Manager - Family Help Team (INTERNAL)
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Experienced Leader in Children’s Social Care
Are you an experienced leader in children’s social care with a passion for improvement? Then we would love to hear from you and welcome your application!
About the Role
We’re looking for a Social Work Practice Manager for a 12-month secondment opportunity to lead, inspire, and support a dedicated team delivering high-quality social work services for children and families. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team at the forefront of the Family First reforms, piloting the new Family Help approach by integrating early help with statutory social work support. You will work closely alongside Early Help managers and keyworkers as part of the Eastbourne area pilot, helping shape county-wide implementation from January 2027.
This role requires strong leadership and the ability to motivate others, promoting a values-based approach that achieves positive outcomes for children and families. As Practice Manager, you’ll also be responsible for overseeing performance, quality assurance, budgets, and resources, all while making sure the service meets organisational standards and priorities.
A key part of the role is monitoring and improving the quality of practice through regular case audits and reviews, while also supporting the development of students, newly qualified social workers including those undertaking the ASYE programme, and experienced practitioners. By creating a supportive and learning-focused environment, you will help your team grow and perform to their best.
Requirements
The people we are looking for in this vital position will have:
- Recognised Social Work qualification and current registration with the professional regulatory body.
- Specialist training (academic or in-house provision e.g., advanced Motivational Interviewing, Adult Attachment training etc)
- Level 1 Practice Educator Professional, currently undertaking the course or evidence of a confirmed space to undertake the course.
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Application Process
Please download the job description & person specification here for more information.
To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above. When submitting your CV and supporting statement, please use your supporting statement to tell us how you meet essential and desirable criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.
For guidance on how to write an application, see our how to apply page here and our statement on the use of AI here.
Interviews will take place within two weeks of the closing date in Eastbourne.
Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page here for details.
Benefits
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page here.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, contact Lynda Corbett, Operations Manager, Lynda.corbett@Eastsussex.gov.uk.
Additional Information
This is a secondment opportunity which is only available to existing ESCC employees. Please review the Secondment Policy (Secondments and Acting Up arrangements | ESCC Intranet) for more information.
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Equal Opportunities
We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage those from groups that are underrepresented in our current workforce:
- Black and ethnic minority backgrounds
- Those who are disabled
- Men
- Those who identify as LGBTQ+
We are working towards recruiting a workforce that reflects our community because we recognise the unique skills, experience, and perspective that each individual brings.
“East Sussex is a very good employer. You’re able to work flexibly around childcare and caring responsibilities and that’s really helpful.” – Charlotte, Social Worker
For flexible working, choose East Sussex!
DBS Check
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process, please go to here. Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.
Salary
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
Sponsorship
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information, please go to here.
Reasonable Adjustments
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process, please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.
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