Job Details
Salary: Grade 10
£41,511.00 to £44,711.00 per annum plus £7,000 per annum Market Forces Supplement (salary and grade subject to experience)
Are you ….
* Enthusiastic and passionate with a genuine care for helping and supporting children and families?
* Keen to make a difference to our children and work creatively to help keep families together wherever safely possible?
* A team player who wants to be part of our multi-agency team of driven practitioners who work hard to achieve best outcomes for our children?
* Someone who can thrive under pressure as part of a fast-paced environment?
* Someone who has ambition, creativity, and a desire to learn?
* Do you want to be supported to excel in your career through our career progression programme?
Our Family Safeguarding Service is a friendly, supportive team made up of Social Workers, Advanced Practitioners, Child Practitioners, Drug and Alcohol Workers, Probation Officers, Domestic Abuse Workers, and Mental Health Practitioners, all striving to make a difference and achieve the best outcomes for our children.
We believe our children deserve the consistency and stability in the support provided. Our service works with families right from the Front Door as part of initial assessments, supporting children on child in need plans, child protection plans, pre-proceedings, and care proceedings. Our service will give you the opportunity to expand your skills, knowledge, and confidence within front line safeguarding practice, with the support of our committed and supportive management team.
Family Safeguarding is a whole family approach to working with children and families that supports parents to create sustained change for themselves and for their family. Together in Dudley we believe every family has a right to help and support for their children and our Family Safeguarding Programme supports Practitioners to creatively support families to recognise their strengths and be supported to overcome their difficulties.
If you are passionate about working with children, are motivated to make a difference, and have a desire to help and support others then we want to hear from you!
What can we offer you?
Dudley Family Safeguarding service is proud to have permanent Service Managers and Team Managers. Our managers will ensure you have regular supervisions to guide and develop your practice and help you achieve your career aspirations.
We are a service that embraces the skills and qualities that each of our social workers contribute to work together to drive best practice and keeping children at the heart of all we do.
Your development will be supported through our comprehensive training offer which includes support from our Centre for Professional Practice, career development, as well as internal and external training opportunities.
We offer a competitive salary, which includes the Market Forces Payment of £7000 per annum.
We offer a range of flexible working options, including flexitime and home-working, dependent on service requirements.
A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions.
The Local Government Pension Scheme.
All new employees receive a comprehensive induction.
A Summary Of All Benefits For Staff Is Attached.
We are recruiting Qualified Social Workers with a minimum of 12 Months post-qualifying experience.
If you have been qualified as a Social Worker less than 12 months, or have not yet completed your ASYE programme, and are interested in working at Dudley Children’s Services then please contact our Centre for Professional Practice who will be able to advise of any vacancies available and describe the ASYE Programme on offer.
For further information on Dudley Children's Social Care please go to www.childrenservicesjobs-dudley.org.uk.
Please take a look at our promotional video here.
All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.
Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.
If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.
Company Info
Website: http://www.dudley.gov.uk/
Telephone: 01384 811300
Location: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HF, United Kingdom
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