Professional Educator (Part Time, 21 hours)

Job Introduction

Professional Educator

Children and Families Social Care 

Part Time 21 hours per week

Are you passionate about social work practice, workforce development and helping practitioners to be the very best they can be? Do you believe that great support, learning and reflection lead to better outcomes for children and families?

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Professional Educator to join our Quality Assurance and Workforce development Service. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing our workforce, strengthening practice and ensuring that the voices and experiences of children and families remain at the heart of everything we do.

You will be joining a welcoming, experienced and supportive team of colleagues who are deeply committed to learning, innovation and continuous improvement. Together, we work collaboratively across Children's Social Care to nurture talent, build confidence, promote excellent social work practice and create opportunities for practitioners at every stage of their career. 

About the Role

This is a rewarding workforce development role for an experienced children's social worker who is passionate about supporting others to learn, grow and succeed.

As a Professional Educator, you will play a significant role in shaping the development of our workforce by:

• Training, coaching and supporting social workers and leaders across Children's Social Care.
• Providing supervision and support to Early Career Practitioners and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs) throughout their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
• Leading and developing our Early Career Framework to ensure a high-quality learning experience.
• Supporting student social workers and promoting excellent practice placements.
• Identifying learning needs and practice development opportunities through quality assurance activity and feedback from practitioners.
• Translating research, legislation and guidance into meaningful learning that strengthens practice.
• Working alongside leaders and practitioners to drive continuous improvement and embed best practice across the service.
• Designing and delivering engaging learning opportunities, workshops and reflective spaces that encourage curiosity, confidence and professional growth.

This role combines social work expertise, teaching, coaching, leadership, quality assurance and programme management. It is ideally suited to someone who enjoys developing people, influencing practice and making a lasting impact beyond direct casework.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to be part of a service that values learning, reflection and professional curiosity. You will be working closely with passionate colleagues who share a commitment to developing a skilled, confident and compassionate workforce, helping to ensure that children and families receive the highest quality support at the moments they need it most.

For an informal discussion please contact Shalini Abrol at Shalini.Abrol@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.