Job Title: Social Worker / Senior Social Worker - Safeguarding
Location: Twickenham
Salary:
* Social Worker: £39,951 - £40,614
* Senior Social Worker: £46,041 - £49,083
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
This organisation is focused on creating a positive, supportive environment, where you will have access to a wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and the technology and equipment to enable hybrid working. You will also have access to:
* A welcome payment and retention bonus for selected roles
* Access to free parking at your main place of work
* 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after four years with bank holidays in addition
* Local government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
* Hybrid working, enabling you to work from home, office or the community, with access to the technology and equipment to support you
* Travel assistance package for business use, including car and cycle mileage reimbursement, annual season ticket loan or business Oyster cards
* A minimum of 12 protected Development Days each year for all staff
* Support and recognition from a stable senior leadership team with an open door culture
* Managers who recognise complexity of cases and load, value hard work, provide reassurance, build confidence and facilitate career development and progression opportunities
* A huge range of additional professional development opportunities as part of our regional Social Work Teaching Partnership.
About the Role:
This role will involve supporting children and young people who are subject to Child Protection plans and Child in Need plans.
Key Responsibilities:
* Understanding when to transfer cases from the Safeguarding team to the Permanence team
* Building strong and respectful working relationships with families, their support network and our partner agencies
* Regular assessment writing, threshold application, home visits, direct work, care planning, chairing meetings and case recording in line with our policies and procedures
* Ensuring that children and young people are actively involved in our work and their voice is captured in our case recording
* Actively taking part in reflective supervision and group supervision
About You:
* An effective communicator
* Resilient worker, able to work effectively in a team or on your own, taking ownership and responsibility for the cases you are assigned
* Confident and competent with the relevant statutory and regulatory framework and have knowledge of an appropriate range of professional interventions
* Evidence of championing inclusion and diversity whilst making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people
* Solution-focused person with the ability to deal with sensitive issues.
Qualifications:
* Relevant Social Work qualification
* Completion of ASYE
* Active Social Work England registration
Experience:
* Preferably recent experience in a similar role.
Important Notes:
* This is a hybrid role. Candidates will be expected to be in the office/community 3 times a week.
* At the moment we are not accepting candidates that require sponsorship.
* £3000 welcome payment + £3000 market supplement for this role.
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