Job Introduction
Children’s Qualified Social Worker – Family Safeguarding
£40,148 - £42,686 * per annum (Salaries include market factor where applicable)
Children’s Experienced Social Worker – Family Safeguarding
£44,836 - £47,721* per annum (Salaries include market factor where applicable)
ASYE - SO2: £34,834 - £36,648 per annum
Plus Welcome Payment of £5,000 for all experienced Social Workers commencing in post in our Family Safeguarding Service as new employees of T&WC.
Full reimbursement of Social Work England registration fee
Essential Car User Allowance
Do you aspire to work for an ‘Outstanding’ Local Authority?
Children and young people are at the heart of all we do. The qualities that are important to them are:
* Understanding that there are layers to a person, a practitioners ability to see the person as a 'whole'
* The ability to practice care and kindness
* Being able to really listen to children and young people - what are their views, hopes, aspirations and worries?
* The ability to communicate well
Our family are usually the people closest to us, those we care most about. Family life is not just about legal ties – it goes far deeper than that. It concerns our most important biological, social and emotional relationships.
There has never been a more exciting time to join our service: alongside making a difference to the lives of individuals and families, we have adopted exciting new strengths-based approaches and are passionate about delivering continuous service improvement.
This involves:
* Establishing multi-disciplinary teams where specialist adult practitioners in domestic abuse, mental health and substance misuse are co-located with Social Workers under a unified management structure.
* Use of Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a framework for practice for all staff.
* Using an electronic assessment workbook which provides a single data tool for all professionals and links to the work programme.
Our brilliant practitioners are at the heart of our ambitious approach to improve outcomes for children and families in Telford and Wrekin.
Here at Telford and Wrekin Council, we have been judged to be outstanding overall in terms of effectiveness.
If you think you can meet the challenge and would like to find out more about this role, please see our recruitment web pages or contact us by emailing csrecruitment@telford.gov.uk or by calling 0773 142 637.
Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.
A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV.
We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression.
Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.
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