Children's Social Workers - Level 2/3 - Children in Care Team
* Salary Band I £37,938 - £40,476 p.a. plus £4,234 p.a. contractual supplement and Band J - £41,511 - £44,711 p.a. plus £5,719 contractual supplement p.a.
Job Introduction
About our team:
BCP Council Children’s Services have 4 Children in Care Teams which are made up of 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 6 Social Workers and 2 Family Support Practitioners. The teams are co-located alongside the other Children’s services teams at the Civic Centre Bournemouth, but work flexibly across the BCP area.
Our goal:
To ensure that all aspects of the child’s life and development are being actively supported, especially the quality of care the child is receiving where the child lives.
Our work:
The Children in Care team are dedicated to ensuring all looked after children receive the best possible care and support to meet all their needs. Workers will work alongside the child, carer, family and agencies to ensure a good, up-to-date care plan is in place to meet their needs.
BCP Council is the corporate parent to around 500 children and young people at any one time. This figure rises when the needs of care experienced young people aged 18-25 who are transitioning out of care are included.
If you are interested in this level of social work, you will need to:
* have experience of a mentoring role in front line SW of less experienced staff including new and newly qualified staff, and SW students on placement;
* have post-qualifying award (e.g Practice Education), and/or be willing to undertake Practice Education training;
* be already working to the DfE Knowledge and Skills statements for child and family practitioners;
* be able to work with very complex referrals and complex casework and have high quality skills in analysis of risk and decision making;
* have strong and confident presentation skills;
* have strong conflict resolution skills;
* have a commitment to continuous professional development;
* develop and maintain a professional network, to share expertise and in order to support the outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.
We will require you to:
* be able to travel across the full Council area in a timely manner.
* have significant experience of front line SW safeguarding.
We can offer you:
* Full induction, with a very supportive Practice Fundamentals offer.
* Clear career progression pathway and excellent learning opportunities.
* Manageable and diverse caseloads.
* Regular Supervision.
* 25 days annual leave (pro rata, for those without continuous service), plus bank holidays.
* Competitive salary with access to local government pension scheme.
* Flexible working arrangements in our newly refurbished Civic Offices with Local Offices near to where you need to work.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Relocation Scheme.
* Staff network groups.
For an informal discussion about any of the roles above, please contact:
Shan Searle, Service Manager for Children in Care at shan.searle@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, world-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check.
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