Kirklees Council
Practice Supervisor - Children with a Disability
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Organisation
Kirklees
Directorate
Children & Families
Service Area
Child Protection & Family Support
Hours
37
Number of Jobs
1
Location(s)
Across Kirklees
Position type
Permanent
Grade
Grade 13
Salary
£48,226 - £50,269
Enhancements / additional payments details
Market Rate Supplement of £3000 pro rata will apply which is reviewed annually
Advert Wording
At Kirklees we want to be innovative and creative in the way we work to deliver our services. We are always looking for better and smarter ways to work and are seeking to recruit a practice supervisor to support and direct social work practice. The role of practice supervisor is integral to the delivery of high quality practice to achieve the best outcomes for our children and families.
Do You
- Build strong relationships with partners to support families get the right support at the right time.
- Have a commitment to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare?
- Have a strong track record of supporting the development of others through supporting students and newly qualified social workers?
- Have a desire to improve the standards of social work as we strive towards outstanding practice?
- Have a clear understanding of what high quality social work assessment and planning looks like?
- Have experience of chairing multi-agency meetings?
- Evidence the skill of offering high challenge and high support to those you are working with?
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We are looking for an experienced social worker who are ready to take the next step in their professional career. Within this role you will be responsible for the supervision and day to day support of a small team of social workers who are working with children under a child in need, child protection plan or looked after children. You would be working closely with partners such as education and health to ensure that children and their families have the right support.
We recognise the need to support our practitioners in order to develop and enhance their skills and experience, you will be expected to share your expertise, provide leadership and direction to your staff which in turn will enable them to provide exceptional services to our children, young people and their families.
In return we will provide you with a comprehensive induction programme, dedicated supervision and a range of comprehensive Continuous Professional Development opportunities.
Rehana Hanif is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.
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This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Closing date
23 August 2026, 11:55 PM
Important Information
- We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
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