Employer: Bracknell Forest Council
Salary: £45,359 - £47,384 FTE inclusive of London Weighting and Essential Car User Allowance
Location:
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Required
Closing Date: 31/12/2024 at 23:59
Reference: People/24/296016
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Worker to join our Family Safeguarding Team, to make a difference to the lives of children and young people. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and expertise in a supportive and dynamic environment.
The Family Safeguarding Team are a multi-agency team who work collaboratively with specialist practitioners in domestic abuse, mental health and substance misuse as part of our embedded family safeguarding, we strive to keep families together when it is safe to do so.
The team focuses on longer-term intervention, following transfer from our front door we undertake statutory social work interventions, including child in need, child protection, CLA and court proceedings.
The Family Safeguarding Team are a talented and dedicated group of professionals who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families. The team is stable and established, providing high support and high challenge enabling you to give your best to the families who need it most.
The children and young people we work with have told us they want social workers to:
* be friendly, fun and energetic.
* listen respectfully, take action and stick to deadlines.
* keep promises, be accessible and on time.
We would love to hear from you if you are:
* Social worker with experience in Child in need, Child protection and Care Proceedings.
* Reliable Social Worker who can build trusted relationships with children and young people and ensure their voice is heard.
* Social worker with proven ability to build strong and respectful relationships with families, their support network and partner agencies.
* Social worker with in-depth knowledge of the legal powers and key duties with safeguarding children and young people as well as the relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.
* Social worker with a proven ability to maintain records, manage complex cases, meet deadlines, and write reports and assessments to a high standard.
* Motivated Social Worker with a passion to make a difference.
Key responsibilities
* Develop and implement effective safeguarding plans to protect children from harm.
* Work alongside other professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Manage a caseload of Child in Need, Child Protection, Care Proceedings and Children Looked After.
* Participate in the team duty system responding to concerns as and when they arise.
* Make effective use of time and be able to prioritise workload, ensuring timeliness in visiting, report writing and other deadlines.
* Participate in regular reflective supervision and be able to set clear goals and intervention strategies.
* Develop and maintain accurate case records and comply with the department's policies, procedures and guidelines including data protection and GDPR.
* Contribute to service development and learning of others.
Our benefits include
* An inclusive and social working environment.
* Opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
* Generous annual leave commencing at 28 days increasing after 3 years’ service to 33 days (pro rata for part time) with additional annual leave purchase policy.
* Regular opportunities for development with internal and external training courses.
* A great office location next to travel links and the regenerated town centre.
* Internal sports and social club opportunities.
* An extensive employee assistance programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing.
* Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
* Local government pension scheme / Life insurance cover.
* Reimbursement for Social Work England registration fees.
Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process.
How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
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