Social Worker - Referral and Assessment (Kingston & Richmond)
We are offering a £3000 welcome bonus plus a £3000 annual market supplement for this role!
Kingston team location: Guildhall 2, Kingston
Richmond team location: Civic Offices, Twickenham
About Our Benefits
We are 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.
At AfC you will also have access to...
1. a welcome payment and retention bonus for selected roles
2. access to free parking at your main place of work
3. 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after four years with bank holidays in addition
4. local government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
5. hybrid working, enabling you to work from home, office or the community, with access to the technology and equipment to support you
6. working with a wide range of families from diverse backgrounds with different presenting issues
7. travel assistance package for business use, including car and cycle mileage reimbursement, annual season ticket loan or business Oyster cards
8. a minimum of 12 protected Development Days each year for all staff
9. support and recognition from a stable senior leadership team with an open door culture
10. managers who recognise complexity of cases and load, value hard work, provide reassurance, build confidence and facilitate career development and progression opportunities
11. a huge range of additional professional development opportunities as part of our regional Social Work Teaching Partnership.
About you
12. an effective communicator
13. resilient worker, able to work effectively in a team or on your own, taking ownership and responsibility for the cases you are assigned
14. confident and competent with relevant statutory and regulatory framework and have knowledge of an appropriate range of professional interventions
15. evidence of championing inclusion and diversity whilst making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people
16. solution focused person with the ability to deal with sensitive issues.
About the role
17. Supporting children and young people by undertaking child protection investigation alongside safety and consistency planning
18. Responsible for holding a mixture of cases including complex cases and short term Child in Need cases
19. Building strong and respectful working relationships with families, their support network and our partner agencies
20. Assessment writing, direct work with children and families, threshold application, home visits, direct work, care planning, chairing meetings and case recording in line with our policies and procedures
21. Formulate care plans in partnership to create child focused plans and maintain case records capturing the young person's voice
22. Complete short term work to meet needs and prevent long term involvement
23. Actively taking part in reflective supervision and group supervision
Qualifications
24. Relevant Social Work qualification
25. Completion of ASYE
26. Active Social Work England registration