Social Worker/Senior Social Worker, Children With Disabilities
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
14/09/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 24/09/2021 23:59
Salary:
£30,451 - £39,880
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Sunderland and area
Further Information
Social Worker/Senior Social Worker, Children With Disabilities
Grade 7/8 scp 26 - 36 £30,451 - £39,880
Additional payments of: £1239 per annum Essential Car User Allowance paid monthly;
2% Recruitment and retention allowance paid monthly;
Up to £3000 relocation expenses.
Your opportunity to join our ‘Outstanding’ Company and make a difference!
We are proud that Together for Children has been rated as ‘outstanding’ in a judgement by Ofsted in 2021 in recognition of the stability of our very well supported and talented workforce who deliver an unstinting commitment to improving children’s outcomes. Join us and help us in continuing our outstanding journey!
We are looking for a suitably experienced Social Worker to join the Children with Disability Team.
Together for Children works on behalf of Sunderland City Council to deliver children’s services in the city, which means that local authority continuous service terms and conditions apply. We are looking to appoint an experienced Social Worker within our Children with Disability Team.
Child-Centred, Respectful, Creative and Transparent are our company values and this is what you can expect from Together for Children when you join us. An Ofsted rated Outstanding service, ‘where all workers have reasonable caseloads and are well supported by visible and approachable managers; as a result, social workers are supported to carry out innovative work with children’ (Ofsted 2021)
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team, based at the Sandhill Centre. The team assess, monitor and review Child In Need, Child Protection and LAC Plans including managing cases in Care Proceedings. You will work directly with and also support children, young people and their families who require support under the auspices of Child In Need, Child Protection and Cared For Plans. Your work will include the completion of focused assessments whilst working closely with partner agencies to ensure the complex needs of children and young people are met. With proven experience in delivering statutory children’s social care services, you will have knowledge of social care children’s legislation and be confident in delivering best outcomes for children and young people. You must be a team player and be able to form positive relationships with families, colleagues and partner agencies.
You will join a small social work team and benefit from a high level of support and guidance from a Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager. Together for Children prides itself on a visible senior management team who promote a nurturing, learning environment with high support and high challenge.
Together for Children have adopted the Signs of Safety model of practice. Signs of Safety is embedded in all areas of practice across the service. Applications are welcomed from those with and without any knowledge and experience of Signs of Safety, as we have the benefit of an extensive training and support offer via our dedicated Signs of Safety team.
Together for Children firmly believe in investing in our workforce development and recognise the benefits of training our social work staff to equip them with the skills and knowledge to deliver good quality social work. Additional specialist training programmes currently offered to staff include Trauma Informed Practice and Safe & Together training. This training compliments new initiatives within Together for Children such as our new edge of care team ‘WEAR Together’ and specialist support services for children and young people who have experienced neglect and abuse.
As well as an extremely attractive and competitive salary, other benefits of working for Together for Children include flexible working arrangements and an agile working policy. You will benefit from a hybrid model of working whereby social work teams spend alternative weeks between a COVID secure office space and home working; this model has proved invaluable and popular with staff as it ensures they receive a high level of face to face support and supervision. We have free onsite parking, provide a Local Government Pension Scheme and flexi scheme. A good health and wellbeing programme is also provided to all employees.
Should you be interested in the exciting opportunities available at Together for Children, and would like to have an informal discussion, please do not hesitate to contact Nicola Burn, Service Manager (Nicola.burn@togetherforchildren.org.uk)
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please note, all applicants must have successfully completed Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
Closing date 24th September 2021
Please note
This job is closed for applications.