Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
25/02/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 11/03/2021 22:59
Salary:
£29,577 - £32,910 per annum
Hours per week:
37 Hours per week
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Newcastle upon Tyne
Further Information
Are you at the beginning of your social work career? Are you a motivated and child-centred social worker?
If this is you - then Newcastle City Council is the place for you!
We are looking for social workers at the start of their social work career who are committed to providing excellent services to vulnerable children and families.
If you want to develop and grow your skillset now is the time to join us! Through our innovative work as part of the DFE’s Strengthening Families Protecting Children programme (read about our work with the DfE and Leeds City Council) we are implementing the Family Valued approach across our service and city to transform how we work with children, families and partners. Family Valued is a relational and restorative approach to services, focussing on strength and values
To support our vision for children and families we are looking for newly qualified / unprogressed social workers to join our Initial Response, Long Term and 16+ Services. You must bring a good knowledge and skill-base to your work and you must be driven and ambitious – both for yourself and for children, young people and families.
As an enthusiastic team player, you will benefit from a dedicated and supportive workplace culture where we will support you to succeed. As an organisation we are committed to our staff receiving the opportunities they need to develop and flourish. At Newcastle “social workers feel well supported” and practice improvement is delivered “creatively and innovatively” (Ofsted Focus Visit Outcome Letter 2019).
We offer a comprehensive range of training and professional opportunities, overseen by our Social Work Centre of Excellence, that evolves and develops to meet the needs of our workforce. Social workers in their ASYE year will benefit from our ASYE Hub which provides a targeted development programme and receives dedicated support from our Social Work Centre of Excellence Practice Lead.
We will encourage you to be creative and progress your career making social work at Newcastle a profession that is yours to own.
In addition, you will receive:
• A dedicated 5-day induction
• Generous annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• A range of flexible working options
• A generous Flexi Scheme
• Access to wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
• Access to home electronics and car leasing schemes
• Generous relocation package.
You can hear more about what it is like to work at Newcastle and read our working principles at www.newcastle.gov.uk/csc. Or you can speak with our Principal Advisor for Children’s Social Care Kim Brown on 0191 211 5577.
Different working patterns are available.
Do you think you have what it takes to join our team of excellent and dedicated social work professionals? Apply today.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.
Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk
Please note
This job is closed for applications.