Practice Educator

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Blaby - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 39939 - 42699

Posted on: 21 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

WorkLocation:County Hall Glenfield. Leicestershire

WorkerCategory: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Grade 11:39939 to 42699 per annum plus market premium 3300 (pro rata for part time).

WorkingHours: 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday part time hours potentially available

ContractType:Permanent

Closing Date: Friday 30^th January 2026

Are you an experienced social worker passionate about developing others Ready to advance practice and support professional growth Interested in practice education but concerned about the time commitment Look no further.

About the Role

Leicestershire County Council is committed to developing staff to train and qualify as social workers. We are now entering our eighth year of supporting staff on the social work degree apprenticeship and we are looking for a practice educator to nurture and develop the skills knowledge and behaviours of staff to become social workers of the future. Although PEPS 2 is preferred if youve completed PEPS 1 we will support and fund for you to complete PEPS 2.

This role is a good fit if you find yourself still drawn to practice and want to do more but maybe not management.

If youre a social worker looking to work in an established and supportive small team this might be the role for you. As well as working with apprentices the role also requires working with staff on the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE). The role offers hybrid working both from home and office spaces.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

Current social work registration with Social Work England
PEPS level 1 at a minimum PEPS 2 desirable
Have good working knowledge of social work theories methods and models of supervision and have experience of forming plans that are achievable and meet learning goals
Have high levels of legal literacy in key areas: Care Act Mental Capacity Act and DoLS Mental Health Act
Have good prioritisation and time management skills
Have some experience of working with learners who may need reasonable adjustments
Able to develop and maintain relationships. E.g. university partners line managers and employers people who use services colleagues in childrens services

Wed also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Thereforewherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstanceswhilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This mayinclude requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in theOur Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact:

Adam Jager - Step Up Into Social Work Manager

Telephone:

To contact me by email please click here.

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section more information see theHow to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post pleasecontact our Employee Service Centre: applying for this post you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

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DescriptionOrganisation:Leicestershire County CouncilWorkLocation:County Hall Glenfield. LeicestershireWorkerCategory: Hybrid WorkerSalary: Grade 11:39939 to 42699 per annum plus market premium 3300 (pro rata for part time).WorkingHours: 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday part time hours potential...