* Salary: £40,929- £43,735 per annum plus an additional payment of up to £6,000 payable across your first 18 months
* Category: Qualified Social Work - Children's
* Contract type: Permanent
* Working hours: 36 hours per week
* Posted on: 30 January 2025
* Closing date: 23 February 2025
* Location: Woking, Surrey
Description
The salary range for this full-time, permanent position is £40,929 - £43,735 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
We also offer a financial package of up to £6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post. Information about qualifying criteria to receive this payment can be found HERE.
This is a 9-5 qualified social work role, based at our Woking office, meaning you won't be required to travel to visit children, young people and families. This could make this role a good fit for anyone looking for greater flexibility around how they work.
We are looking for Qualified Social Workers to join our dynamic, dedicated and responsive Children's Single Point Of Access service (C-SPA). As professionals within our service, you will bring passion, curiosity, and commitment to working collaboratively to safeguard children and young people to ensure they receive the right support at the right time.
Rewards and Benefits
* We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee.
* 28 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service (plus bank holidays).
* Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave.
* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing.
* Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year.
* Paternity, adoption, and dependants leave.
* A generous local government salary-related pension.
* Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping, and many more.
* Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources.
About Working in C-SPA
In C-SPA, our Multi Agency Partnership (MAP) team is responsible for the safeguarding of children within the Surrey area. By working together, social workers, education, police, and health collectively triage, research, analyze, and share information to identify the most appropriate level of support to meet the needs of a child.
This role is critical as C-SPA is the first point of contact for families or professionals in Surrey where there is a safeguarding need, setting the tone for our entire working relationship with them.
Our practice across the service is based on strong relationships with families and partners. Using motivational approaches and principles of the Family Safeguarding Model, you will engage with both the family and their network to understand the presenting worries and determine whether a statutory social work service is required.
About the Role
Joining us as a Social Worker in C-SPA means that you will be there from the outset of a child's contact and journey with us. This is an opportunity to be part of a culture in which children and families are supported in a spirit of partnership that encourages them to develop their own solutions while receiving the professional help required to address their needs.
The work of Social Workers in C-SPA can be rewarding but often complex, gathering information and making inquiries as necessary to inform threshold decisions regarding the correct level of support required. We are looking for individuals with professional curiosity and well-developed analytical skills to support us in delivering focused, collaborative, and timely front door activity, ensuring child protection and safeguarding matters are effectively responded to.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
* Qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
* Sound knowledge of social work practice and legislation.
* Ability to make threshold decisions in a timely manner, applying professional judgment and reasoning.
* Ability to communicate effectively with individuals, families, and professionals in a clear, professional, and timely way.
* Excellent partnership working skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with partners in statutory, voluntary, and third sector organizations.
* Substantial children's social work experience in a UK statutory setting.
Our Inclusive Approach
To apply, you will need to upload your CV and answer the following questions (no more than 200 words per question):
* Please tell us what has motivated you to apply for this role?
* Please tell us about the key skills and experience you will bring to this role.
* In this role, you will need to make decisions using your professional judgment and analytical skills. Please tell us about a time when you used your analytical skills to respond to a complex piece of casework.
* Please tell us about a time when you built effective working relationships with stakeholders or partners that enabled you to deliver positive outcomes.
If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to a short first round virtual interview to explore your answers (lasting approx. 15-20 min). If your Teams call goes well, you will be invited for an in-person interview, allowing you to meet the team and get a feel for what your journey might look like.
We are committed to inclusive recruitment. If you are invited to a face-to-face interview, we'll share the themes of the questions with you in advance, allowing you to prepare and feel comfortable discussing your valuable skills and experiences.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to role requirements, flexible working requests, transferable skills, or barriers to employment. For an informal discussion, please email cflworkforceteam@surreycc.gov.uk.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on Sunday, 23rd of February 2025.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organization. Discover more about our values.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook provides insights into the culture at Surrey and how, as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:
* The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application.
* The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form.
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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