Job Summary
Contract Type:
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Working Pattern:
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Advert Start Date:
25/02/2020
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 08/03/2020 23:59
Salary:
Grade 9, £27,905 - £31,371 pro rota per annum
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Any OPS Targeted Family Support Team location across County Durham.
Post Number:
CYPS/20/73, V6151, S046748
Further Information
Children and Young People's Service
One Point & Think Family Service
Post: Key Worker
Salary: Grade 9, £27,905 - £31,371 pro rota per annum
The Key Worker will be responsible for a caseload of families who are in need of early help and are facing multiple and complex needs at level 3 on Durham’s continuum of need. The post holder will carry out proportionate, single whole family assessments, plan and deliver interventions, monitor and review outcomes to enable these families to make significant and sustainable changes that will impact positively upon themselves and their children.
Duties of the post include:
• Acting as Lead Professional for children, young people and their families in need of early help facing a range of multiple and complex needs;
• Balancing a caseload and ensuring that all assessments, plans, reviews and reports are carried out within One Point Operating Procedures;
• Escalate complex and contentious care management issues so that positive and timely action can be taken to address risk and need;
• Co-ordinate the undertaking of proportionate whole family multi agency single assessments in partnership with families and key partner organisations; analyse need and risk within timescales;
• Co construct outcome focused family plans using solution focused, strength based methods, in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers within timescales and empower families to make long term sustained change.
Required qualifications: Professional qualification in a relevant field such as Health, Social Care, Education, Housing etc. (BA Hons SW, Degree in social work or equivalent social work qualification, i.e. CQSW, CSS or Dip SW with GSCC registration, RN or Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities (RNLD), Qualified Teacher Status, or equivalent)
OR
Degree Qualification in relevant subject.
The successful applicant for this post will be required to apply for a Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on Tuesday 24th March 2020.
For more information please contact Katie Fuller, 03000 268380 or email on katie.fuller@durham.gov.uk.
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.