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At Coventry City Council, we are embarking on an incredible journey to create a brighter future for Coventry's children. As a 'Good' Local Authority, we believe in pushing boundaries and delivering excellence for children and families. Our vision is clear, and our social workers are unwavering in their commitment to putting children and families at the centre of their practice.
Be part of our inspiring team, making a meaningful difference in the lives of Coventry's children. Together, let's create a nurturing environment where every child's potential can flourish.
Children’s Services is proud of its achievements to date and is continuing to ensure children and families remain at the heart of all it does. We will provide you with an environment where social work can flourish, with high support, high challenge, and manageable caseloads.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Advanced Social Worker to work within the Through Care service. This service works with looked-after children and care leavers from ages 12-25.
This particular post as an Advanced Social Worker is a unique and specialist role within a targeted and bespoke intense reunification programme, with an objective to rehabilitate children from the care system to live successfully back with their parent(s).
This role will entail holding a small caseload of looked-after children, who have been identified within the project to be supported to return to the full-time care of their parent(s).
Within this role, you will work closely with therapeutic practitioners and reunification workers, to collaboratively develop robust and bespoke plans with targeted interventions, to ensure successful rehabilitation home for the child.
You should have a sound knowledge of the legislation and regulations surrounding looked-after children, with the ability to apply this to your practice.
The role will involve court work, as part of the project will entail revocation of care orders following successful rehabilitation.
The role also involves managing adolescent risk, and a good understanding of contextual safeguarding is desirable.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and as such, appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for? The children, families, and young people we work with come from a variety of backgrounds, and in order to deliver the best possible care, it is vital that we have a workforce that is culturally competent, representative, and understands their unique experiences and perspectives.
You will be committed and passionate about practice, sharing learning and knowledge, and developing others. You will have a solid understanding of and be an advocate for the principles of diversity and inclusion in relation to workplace culture and service delivery.
The successful candidate will have experience of:
1. Completing comprehensive assessments
2. Preparing Care/Pathway Plans
3. Court work
4. Undertaking statutory LAC reviews and visits
5. Attending multi-agency meetings
6. Managing adolescent risk
7. Supervising, supporting, and monitoring young people who are moving into independent living.
The Service will welcome candidates committed to improving the lives of children and young people and who can demonstrate behaviours that positively contribute to service development.
For an informal conversation about this role, please contact Victoria Goodband - victoria.goodband@coventry.gov.uk
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
1. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
2. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
3. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.
About Coventry: Coventry has a proud, innovative, and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together, and find better ways of doing things.
If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit Coventry City Council Vacancies.
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