Job Description

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Advanced Practitioner (CDC)

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Bentley Resource Centre
12/10/2025


Advanced Practitioner (CDC)


The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.


Job details

Salary

Grade 10, 47,154 - 51,235 (Pro Rata)

Contractual hours

18.5

Basis

Other

Region

Doncaster

Job category/type

Social Care

Date posted

24/09/2025

Job reference

REQ21120

Job description

Based at: Adult North Team, Bentley Resource Centre, Bentley, DN5 0AA

Salary details: Grade 10, 47,154 - 51,235 (Pro Rata)

Hours: Part time, 18.5 hours per week, permanent

Closing Date: 12 October 2025

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post

The City of Doncaster Council is a confident, ambitious organisation which puts improving the life of its residents at the centre of everything we do. You have an opportunity to be part of this in the role of Advanced Practitioner.



Doncaster is the UK's best-connected location, we have many major developments in the pipeline, a vibrant urban centre with a thriving arts and cultural scene, sport and leisure attractions, wonderful green spaces and a fascinating heritage. We firmly believe, as do our partners, that Doncaster is the place to be with a bright future and ambitions ahead of it. But don't just take our word for it - anyone joining the council, can look forward to expanding their knowledge and skills in a dynamic, creative and nurturing environment while truly making a difference to the communities we serve.



Calling All Qualified Social Workers with extensive experience and are registered with Social Work England looking for a career progression in to a management role. A role where you are able to support and guide a team of dedicated practitioners and share your social work skills to enable positive learning.



Come join us in Doncaster Adult Social Care if you want to get back to what you trained for-


Value driven, rights-based practice. People before processes. Supporting Doncaster residents to live their best lives. Shaping and developing practice and services alongside colleagues and people with lived experience. Working with a great team to collectively serve the people of Doncaster.




Above all we want someone who shares our vision and values described in our Practice Framework.



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We are looking for motivated and ambitious Advanced Practioner with a passion for enabling people in Doncaster to live in the place they call home with the people and things that they love, in communities where they look out for one another, doing things that matter to them.



You will play a key role in the development and implementation of the locality-based approach, using creative ways to support people to live the lives they choose, helping them to stay in control whilst improving their confidence, connecting them with their local communities and supporting them to flourish.



As an Advanced Practitioner within our team, you will promote and embed our practice framework which is based on strong, legally literate, and rights-based practice. The role will involve supporting social care practitioners with undertaking holistic, good conversations with adults, carers, and families to help them make informed choices and decisions based on what matters to them. Undertaking formal supervisions and providing daily practice support and guidance as part of a duty function within the team.



In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book.

Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

Shortlisting and interviews to be confirmed.



For further details or an informal chat please contact Sarah Walton via email: sarah.walton@doncaster.gov.uk or Tel 01302 734386



This post involves working with adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme and can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check



If you require support with completing the application or with interview skills in general, please contact the Advance team via email advanceemploymenthub@doncaster.gov.uk or visit their website www.advancedoncaster.co.uk for further details.


Confirmation of this appointment is also subject to a medical assessment.



Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments.



City of Doncaster Council is a disability confident employer committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job, are flexible when assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate they can do the job and make reasonable adjustments as required.
Advanced Practitioner (CDC)