At Sandwell Children’s Trust, we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. Our ‘Sandwell Deal’ brings together our new improved offering that makes Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff.
What we can offer you:
* A market supplement of £2,500 per annum.
* Retention bonus of £2,000 in year 1, £3,000 in year 2, and £5,000 in year 3.
* Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
* Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
* You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
* We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10, and every 5 years onwards.
* Flexible working patterns that suit you, and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
* We provide competitive expenses for both mileage (55p per mile) and subsistence, plus access to a comprehensive employee benefits scheme.
Salary: £37,334 - £47,941 per annum* and a relocation allowance of up to £6,500* plus excellent benefits. Additionally, we pay a retention bonus of up to £10,000 over 3 years.
Hybrid Working: full time 37 hours per week.
We are proud to create an environment where our employees are nurtured, caseloads are manageable, and continuous professional development is encouraged. With a culture of collaborative working and the child at the heart of everything we do, there’s never been a more exciting time to join the Trust.
We currently have vacancies within our Children We Care For Teams. There are 7 Teams, all with permanent Team Managers and a mostly permanent workforce. We work with children once a Care Order has been granted, and our main focus is on securing permanence via SGO’s, long-term fostering, and reunification.
We welcome applications from Social Workers with relevant experience working with children we care for. We will also consider applicants interested in gaining new experience. The teams work closely together, and we offer a supportive working environment with many opportunities to develop skills, knowledge, and career pathways.
As a Social Worker working in the Children We Care For service, you will:
* Assess the vulnerability of Sandwell’s children, providing a service that will significantly improve their quality of life.
* Utilise your developing skills and knowledge to inform Care Planning in order to promote change and positive outcomes for our young people.
* Be passionate about supporting and advocating for young people to ensure they reach their goals and have the best possible futures.
* For young people approaching adulthood, focus on Pathway Planning and help young people to prepare for independence, ensuring they are at the centre of their plans.
* Develop and apply your knowledge of specific issues impacting our older young people including Child Exploitation, missing, substance misuse, mental health, placement breakdown, return to family, accessing Adult Social Care, and working with unaccompanied Asylum Seeking children.
* Most importantly, be passionate about listening to our children and young people to ensure that they are heard, using your social work skills to advocate, plan, and take action to enhance their opportunities, achievements, and quality of life.
When people join the team at Sandwell, they say it feels like they become part of the family… they have #ComeHomeToSandwell. With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our Family.
So, if you think your future could lie with Sandwell Children’s Trust, then we’d love to hear from you.
Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people.
If you require further information on the role or working for us, please email recruitment_childrenstrust@sandwell.gov.uk and a member of our Recruitment Team will be happy to give you a call.
Please note that pre-employment checks will be carried out in line with the Department for Education KCSIE Guidance 2022.
Please click on the link below to complete an application form and view The Sandwell Deal:
https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/apply/
*Pay rate is inclusive of market supplement.
*Terms & Conditions apply for relocation allowance.
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