Social Work England is to employ approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) and best interests assessors (BIAs) to help it inspect and monitor training courses.
It plans to recruit 30 practitioners as education quality assurance (EQA) inspectors to help it assess qualifying courses for social workers, AMHPs and BIAs.
The role involves working with the regulator's EQA team to carry out onsite or remote inspections to approve or reapprove training courses, documentary reviews of changes to, and concerns about, courses and support for Social Work England's annual monitoring of training providers.
It involves a commitment of at least 10 days per year, with the regulator paying £310 per day plus expenses. Recruits will be required to undertake induction and then regular refresher training, either online or at Social Work England's offices in Sheffield.
Sarah Blackmore, Social Work England's executive director of professional practice and external engagement, said the roles were an opportunity to "help shape effective social work, AMHP and BIA practice in England".
Social Work England is looking to recruit AMHPs and BIAs from any professional background - social workers, nurses, occupational therapists or psychologists.
Applications for the roles have now closed.
The regulator is introducing new standards for assessing AMHP courses, and the first such regime for quality assuring BIA training, next year. It recently published guidance for providers on meeting each set of standards.
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