Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
14/01/2019
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 04/02/2019 12:00
Salary:
£29,055 to £36,153 pa Career Grade (Bar at £30,756 & £32,233 & £34,106)
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Children with Disabilities Team, Town Hall & Civic Offices
Further Information
SOCIAL WORKER x 2 POSTS
(CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES TEAM, TOWN HALL & CIVIC OFFICES)
£29,055 to £36,153 pa Career Grade (Bar at £30,756 & £32,233 & £34,106)
Why work for South Tyneside – the key benefits?
Not only is South Tyneside a great place to live and bring up your family, it is also a great place to work. Recently rated as ‘GOOD’ by Ofsted working as a children’s social worker in South Tyneside you will benefit from, low caseloads, excellent case recording systems, strong support and supervision from experienced Managers. As well as being supported to continue to be an excellent practitioner you will benefit from extensive specialist training opportunities, carer pathway planning, access to the most up to date social work research, management development opportunities and the support you need to make a real difference to the children and families of South Tyneside.
We believe in children and young people and by offering the right service, at the right time and in the right way we can make a real and sustained change. This is why we remodelled our children’s home, developed an edge of care service, invested in our commitment to children and young people’s participation and invested in creating a forward thinking looked after service which places children and young people right at the centre of the services that support them. Having the right culture to practice in is really important to us and our children, so it is important to us that your values are centred around achieving the best outcomes possible.
What do we want in return?
We want social workers who have real commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people and their families. We are looking for social workers who have experience of working with children in need and of carrying out safeguarding investigations in a multi-agency environment, we want team players. We want social workers who are confident in carrying out assessments, assessing risk, presenting evidence in court and capable of accurately reflecting and reporting complex information to a variety of audiences. We want social workers who are organised and able to manage their workload independently, demonstrating initiative and creativity in their interviews and with the plans they make, whilst also being able to respond to unexpected situations and deal with potential conflict. We want people who care and have ambition for the children and young people they work alongside.
Our social worker positions are career graded so there is a clear pathway through progression which is supported all the way. As you move up you will meet increasing levels of responsibility, complexity of work and a higher emotional demand, which is supported all the way. As we invest in developing our senior practitioners and managers of tomorrow we also embrace opportunities to develop consultant social workers and champions harnessing the knowledge and skills of our social work profession.
For an informal discussion about this role please contact Rob Angus, Practice Manager on (0191) 4271717.
South Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
To find out more about this role and to apply please visit www.southtyneside.gov.uk alternatively you can email jobs@southtyneside.gov.uk or call (0191) 455 4968. BT Typetalkers welcome.
Closing date: Noon, 4 February 2019.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.