Principal Practice Tutor
Current• Use social work knowledge, theory, practice, skill and experience to develop and support students to become outstanding social workers • Complete direct observations of practice, provide detailed and timely feedback and mark assignments • Lead reviews of participant progress in line with programme timelines • Mark written assignments• Teach at the 5-week Summer Institute, regional Recall Days and on Year 2 of the programme through large lectures, small workshops and one to one… Show more • Use social work knowledge, theory, practice, skill and experience to develop and support students to become outstanding social workers • Complete direct observations of practice, provide detailed and timely feedback and mark assignments • Lead reviews of participant progress in line with programme timelines • Mark written assignments• Teach at the 5-week Summer Institute, regional Recall Days and on Year 2 of the programme through large lectures, small workshops and one to one support as necessary • Provide high quality in unit teaching and support with quality, assuring teaching and academic input • Promote the Frontline practice models (systemic practice, motivational interviewing and evidence informed parenting interventions) through all teaching • Remain up-to-date with research and practice developments, particularly in the field of child protection, to provide relevant and targeted support to participants and CSWs • Demonstrate a commitment to knowledge generation through practice-based knowledge acquisition and research • Supervise dissertations of 2nd year participants • Support with the design of high-quality programme content • Lead and manage four PTs, setting clear expectations about performance and championing organisational culture to promote excellence; including supervision, performance management, sickness/leave management and recruitment support• Contribute to the design of effective quality assurance systems and draw on the learning from feedback to inform Frontline’s work • Provide leadership and guidance across regions and teams to improve programme quality • Support focused research to improve Frontline’s work and increase organisational knowledge • Attend and support a range of panels across the programme e.g. Fitness to Practice and PEPs panels• Use mentoring and coaching techniques to support Consultant Social Workers to be effective in their leadership, management and practice educator roles Show less