Social Worker - Children with Disabilities
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
21/05/2018
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 12/06/2018 23:59
Salary:
£29,055 - £38,052 (Dependant on experience)
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Civic Centre, Sunderland
Further Information
Salary- £29,055 - £38,052 per annum (Depending on experience and progression rules apply), plus an essential car user allowance of £1,239 per annum. A relocation package is available.
Please note all applicants must have successfully completed Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
Interviews to be held 18 June
1. Are you interested in working for a dedicated, creative and respectful children’s company with opportunities to make a genuine difference to children’s lives?
2. Do you want to form part of an exciting and innovative change programme focused on driving up best social work practice and standards across the city of Sunderland?
3. Do you want to work with experienced and supportive managers, in a small and inclusive team with a focus on continued supervision and training? We don’t hot desk here so you’ll have your own desk, space and storage to call your own;
4. Do you want flexibility in the workplace, manageable caseloads (our commitment is to maintain caseloads at 20 children per worker) and the time you need to focus on building relationships with our customers?
That’s not all; we offer a range of very competitive staff benefits. Our social work salaries are amongst the most competitive in the region. We offer an essential car user allowance on top of this and there’s also a generous relocation package in place for those wanting to move into the area. Our flexible working scheme enables the accrual of 2-days flexi per month which added to our generous annual leave allowance leads to an achievable work/life balance.
Are you passionate about supporting children with disabilities to reach their full potential? If so, then think about joining our Children with Disabilities Team and being part of our journey to excellence.
You will work directly with children and families, as the allocated Social Worker to monitor and review the implementation of care plans and ensuring that children needs are being met. You will work with colleagues and other professional to gather information relevant to assessment and care planning.
Our improvement journey is continually scrutinised with our last monitoring visit from OFSTED reporting:
That Social workers feel well supported by managers with regular supervision
That the Company has established a firm basis for improvement with evidence of progress and improvement across many areas
On a rotational basis, you will perform the duty Social Worker role to respond to child safeguarding issues requiring an immediate response.
For further information on Together for Children, please check our website
https://www.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 if you have not heard from us within six weeks after the closing date please assume you have not been shortlisted.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.