Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Various locations across Leicestershire
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: £34,350 - £41,373 (pro-rata for part time) plus a market supplement of £3,283
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 1st December 2024
Interview Date(s): TBC
Come and be part of our Outstanding Family Safeguarding Service. It's an exciting time to be a part of Children and Family Services at Leicestershire County Council; our staff are at the heart of delivering excellent services to children and families across Leicestershire. Join us and make a difference to the lives of children and families in Leicestershire.
Our recent Ofsted inspection praised Leicestershire's work to build strong and long-lasting relationships with children and families, leading to many families achieving positive changes in their lives. They highlighted an ambitious and child-focused senior leadership that has successfully created a culture where the experiences and progress of children are at the heart of social work practice.
About the Role
Our Family Safeguarding Service specializes in delivering high-quality Child Protection Services to children and families across Leicestershire. In this role, as an experienced social worker, you will focus on overseeing children subject to child protection plans, alongside pre-proceedings and care proceedings, and therefore experience in this area is essential.
In Leicestershire, we have a fantastic package to provide our workers, including the option as a full-time worker to do a 9-day working fortnight, hybrid working, celebrating diversity with a range of events throughout the year, recognition of our staff in annual Pride In Practice events, and fantastic learning and training opportunities enabling our staff to develop and progress within their roles.
We are proud of our continuous improvement plan - Achieving Excellence through Purposeful Practice, which sets out our key values, behaviors, and ambitions. We have embedded the Signs of Safety approach throughout our services, mirroring our values of Aspiration, Being Curious, and Collaboration. We focus on working with families and their networks to achieve shared goals.
We are committed to our vision of becoming a trauma-informed responsive department where we believe we are stronger together. Our culture is one of partnership, where we seek solutions and recognize the potential impact of trauma on the children and families we work with and on our staff. We strive to create a safe, compassionate, healing environment demonstrated through relationships based on trust, respect, hope, and empathy.
We support and empower our staff to be the best they can be, providing the support and resources needed to collaborate with children and families.
About You
To apply for this post, you must meet the following criteria:
* Have a Social Work degree or equivalent, e.g., CQSW, DipSW (with specialism in children's services).
* Be registered with Social Work England and have evidence of continuing professional development.
* Have experience of working in statutory child protection services and completion of Care Proceedings.
* Have a full valid driving license and access to a vehicle.
* Be able to evidence your skills and knowledge of creative, innovative, and relationship-based social work, working in collaboration with families and professionals. Confidence in applying the Signs of Safety methodology is ideal.
* Demonstrate enthusiasm and passion for practice and be committed to building a culture of reflection and learning.
* Have a strong interest in research and the evidence base for practice and be confident about how this can be used in practice.
**Please ensure your application includes a full career history and provides reasons for any gaps.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity, and inclusion. Additionally, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them during the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We support employees in balancing their working life with other commitments. Wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances while still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss possible flexible working options applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Jennifer Neville or Chelbie Shepherd, Resourcing Coordinators
Telephone: 0116 305 5973
Email: cfs-recruitment@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organization that is embedding and celebrating equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.
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