Child and Family Social Work Practitioner x 2
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
19/06/2020
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 06/07/2020 23:59
Salary:
Grade I/J, £31,371 - £36,876 + 5% recruitment and retention allowance
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Civic Centre
Further Information
We have 2 social work vacancies in the complex child in need / edge of care team
The purpose of the role is to provide a proactive Social Work service to children assessed as being children in need and considered to be at risk of suffering significant impairment with the Wrap Around providing a support role to such situations which require greater intensity of support outside of normal working hours.
The post holder will work in the team and take a systemic approach, focusing on effecting sustained change that reduces the need for recourse to the Looked After and/or Child Protection system. The core function of the team is to keep families together or reunite them quickly whilst ensuring an evidence based approach to managing risk and uncertainty. Caseloads will be capped to ensure that you are enabled to work intensively with families and children. Supervision will be highly reflective with training in systemic practice a core offer towards your professional development.
The successful candidate will firmly believe in the power of strength based relational Social Work and have the ability to address behaviours linked to, or because of, adult and childhood trauma and compromised child/parental relationships and capacity. You must have demonstrable skills in planning and delivering interventions with complex and challenging families coupled with the ability to analyse and evaluate complex situations and risk.
You will be empathic, enabling and resilient with a ‘can do’, solution focussed approach. You will be comfortable in reaching sound evidence based decisions and able to exercise your professional authority appropriately. You will be a team player with a proven ability to work constructively with other professional groups.
The successful candidate must have completed their AYSE year and if successful will need to apply for an enhanced Disclosure.
Online applications only at www.gateshead.gov.uk
Please note
This job is closed for applications.