Advanced Practitioner - Children and Families
Department: Social Work Department - Health and Social Services
Job Title: Advanced Practitioner - Children and Families
Advanced Practitioner – Children and Families
FIG Grade C starting salary £43,141 - £49,590 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.
The Opportunity: Undertake professional and comprehensive casework for complex caseload of children and young people. Work with family trauma and parenting difficulties to improve the Departments ability to manage complex family cases. Develop services to children in need and their families and maintain the register of children with disabilities. Maintain high professional standards and good overall knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation and practice methods, and provide guidance and support to less experienced staff to help them develop their professional skill and knowledge. As lead professional, to contribute to the provision of good quality services which integrate government and local initiatives and guidance (including Working Together, Safeguarding Procedures, Looked After Children’s processes, the Single Assessment and Common Assessment Framework). Use the Signs of Safety Framework to implement strengths – based child protection assessments/planning.
Essential criteria to include a degree in Social Work approved by one of the following regulators and hold current registration with either Social Work England, Social Care Wales, Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC), Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or if qualifying after 2013, to have completed and passed the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment. The postholder should also have at least five years relevant post qualifying experience of working in the UK (experience in a British Overseas Territory working under a UK model may be considered). A Post Graduate Diploma or PQ Specialist aware or have appropriate equivalent experience, (RQF 7 or NVQ 5 Equivalent)
Contract Type: This is a permanent post on standard FIG terms and conditions.
Additional Information: Due to the sensitive nature of this role, successful candidates will be required to undergo enhanced background and criminal record checks.
Closing Date: 11 October 2026
For further information on the post please contact Nikki Murphy by emailing
To download application forms or job descriptions or to apply please visit https://falklands.gov.fk/jobs or email
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