Social Worker – Permanence Team
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
20/01/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 29/01/2021 23:59
Salary:
Salary - £30,451 - £39,880
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Sunderland and area
Further Information
Social Worker/Senior Social Worker
Grade 7/8 scp 26 - 36
Salary - £30,451 - £39,880 per annum plus:
Additional payments of:
£1239 per annum Essential Car User Allowance paid monthly;
2% Recruitment and retention allowance paid monthly;
We are currently recruiting an experienced Social Worker to join our Permanence Social Work Team. Child centred, Respectful, Creative and Transparent are the values around which the Company has been formed. This is what you can expect from Together for Children when you join us.
Your will have experience in carrying out assessments of Children in Need, Children in Need of Protection and Cared for Children. You will have experience of undertaking direct work with children and their families. You will work in accordance with established policies and procedures of Together for Children and Sunderland Safeguarding Board.
As well as an extremely attractive salary package other benefits of working for Together for Children include:
Free onsite car parking
Pension - We provide a Local Government Pension Scheme;
Sick pay - We will pay up to six months’ sick pay on full salary subject to service;
Annual leave - 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service. Employees can request to purchase additional annual leave via a salary sacrifice scheme.
Flexi Scheme: 2 days flexible leave per accounting period (pro rata for part time employees).
Maternity/adoption leave – Up to 52 weeks’ leave of absence, with pay for a specified period dependent upon length of service and personal choice.
Maternity support/adoption leave – Up to 5 days’ paid leave as a partner/carer at the time of the birth or adoption.
Paternity leave – Up to two consecutive weeks leave after the birth of the child
We offer the Childcare Vouchers Scheme and a Cycle to Work Scheme via a salary sacrifice scheme.
Employee Benefits: My Club Nissan Scheme - 20% off a brand new Nissan.
Everyone Active – Employees and their partners will be entitled to a reduced price membership to Everyone Active gyms as well as a one free taster day available per employee.
In addition to the Company’s benefits package, we also offer support to employees in the form of:
• Free, confidential and independent face to face counselling service through the Occupational Health Service.
• Reasonable adjustments and/or redeployment where practical for employees requiring support after illness or due to disability.
• A good health and wellbeing programme, provided to all employees to help achieve healthier and safer lifestyles both at work and at home.
• A domestic violence policy to ensure support and advice is available.
• Employee Induction scheme.
For further information on careers in social care with Together for Children, please check our website: https://www.togetherforchildren.org.uk/work-us.
If you are interested in this post and would like more information before applying, please email Josh Barr, Team Manager, Joshua.Barr@togetherforchildren.org.uk with your preferred contact number and someone from the management team will get back to you.
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.
Closing date 29th January 2021
Interviews approximately 9th February
Please note
This job is closed for applications.