Social Worker - Children in Care
Permanent, Full Tim, Community-based worker
Salary - £36,000 to £49,000 (depending on experience)
Location - Chelmsford
NO Sponsorship available.
We're looking for a dedicated professional to join our team as a Children's Social Worker. Our team work with children and young people up to the age of 18 who are in care – those who are either placed with foster carers or who live in residential homes. They work with the children and young people to ensure their experiences in care are good, and that they are prepared when leaving care or returning home to their family.
Flexibility and wellbeing is for our colleagues working across children's Social Care and that we need to think differently. We have therefore developed a nine-day working fortnight for full time frontline Social Workers within Children’s services.
What You'll Do:
As part of our Children in Care team, you'll be working with children and young people up to the age of 18 who need our help. Whether they're with foster carers or in residential homes, your goal is to ensure their experience in care is a positive one.
You'll visit children and young people in placement, develop permanency plans (including Special Guardianship Orders and adoption), and even help them understand the reasons behind being in care through life-story work.
And for some, your support could be the key to them returning home to their...