Social Worker - Adoption Fostering & Full Circle Service
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
16/02/2018
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 27/02/2018 23:59
Salary:
£26,882 - £35,444
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
An approved team location
Further Information
Children & Young Peoples Services
Looked After Children and Care Leavers
Post - SOCIAL WORKER, THE FULL CIRCLE THERAPEUTIC TEAM - FULL TIME
Salary - Grade 9-11, £26,882 - £35,444 (pre and post progression)
Vacancy Ref No: CYPS/18/58
Durham has an excellent record for delivering high quality children’s therapeutic services. The Full Circle is the Durham in-house therapeutic team, which consists of therapeutic social workers, a clinical nurse specialist and a consultant clinical psychologist who work together with other professionals as part of the child’s care team. The focus of the work is children who have experienced trauma due to abuse or neglect.
The Full Circle have an important role in preparing children for permanence via fostering and adoption, supporting placement stability, undertaking individual therapeutic work with children and young people and providing a range of attachment based training . We work into a number of other teams, and are extending our work with birth families and care leavers.
We are currently looking for additional social workers to be part of these exciting new developments. We particularly welcome applications from experienced social workers who are:
- Interested in child mental health
- Empathic, reflective and analytical
- Have a good understanding of child development and the impact of trauma
- Possess both excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Resilient and work well under pressure
- Highly motivated with good organisational skills
- Able to work successfully across a number of teams and services
- Hardworking, reliable and creative
- Experienced in therapeutic work with relevant qualifications
- Work effectively with children and their parents / carers to improve relationships
- Committed to achieving better outcomes for Looked After children and young people, care leavers and children in need, including adopted children.
Required qualifications: Degree in social work or equivalent social work qualification, e.g. Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work (PDDipSW) Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW), Diploma in Social Work (DipSW), Certificate in Social Services (CSS) AND Current HCPC Registration
For further information regarding this post please contact Stella Vanzwanenberg, Team Manager on 03000-264740 or email stella.vanzwanenberg@durham.gov.uk
There will be a young people’s panel late afternoon 13th or 15th March and a formal interview on Monday 19th March 2018.
Apply on-line or for further assistance contact the HR Operations & Data Team on Telephone: 03000 267247 (24hr answerphone). Email: hrCYPS@durham.gov.uk
In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CV’s. Any information provided on CV’s will not be considered for short-listing purposes.
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.