Job Description

Advanced Practitioner - Edge of Care Service

MB4 (45,091 - 51,356)

This role is eligible for an Essential Car User allowance of up to 963 per annum.

37 Hours, Full Time

Permanent

Hybrid - Central House and homeworking

Application Deadline: 11:59pm 12th January 2026

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Shortlisting Date: 15th January 2026

Interview Date: 26th January 2026

Interview Type: Face to face

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Your Role

Stockport Families First (Edge of Care) is an innovative, dynamic and creative service, that has a clear aim to safely prevent and reduce the number of children and young people from entering the care system in Stockport. With a workforce that has commitment to safely keep families together as a unit by strengthening, improving and re-building family relationships. We are passionate about delivering ground-breaking solutions to promote sustainable change for our families, we encourage individuals to make informed choices about their own lives and involve them in all aspects of the work.


As an Advanced Practitioner you will be part of a wider resourceful team, sharing a passion for providing young people with the best possible outcomes in life. You will make the most of your social work and specialist experience by holding, directing and supporting a team of Intensive Support workers and specialist workers taking a lead in the development of their practice. Within the role you will have an oversight of delivering effective coordinated evidence-based support and interventions to young people and their families/ carers.


Stockport Families First (Edge of Care) service keeps children and young people at the heart of all their work, we listen, respond and value the families and communities that we support.


This is an exciting opportunity to have a key role in combining direct practice alongside service and professional development.

About You

Are you innovative, positive, dedicated and not afraid of change or challenge? Then help us to transform the lives and futures of children & young people on the "Edge of Care".


We are looking for an experienced Social worker to rise to the challenge of keeping children at home with their families. With a reassuring presence, calm in a crisis and able to work with families in their homes, helping them make changes and stay together.


You will need to be passionate about working with children, young people and their families to keep them together and be a good role model for others working with children, young people and their families.

About Us

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.


We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Wendy Delag at wendy.delag@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.


Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the 'About You' or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application. Please also email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.

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We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.