About the role
The team for Children we Look After work with children between the ages of 0-16. We support children who are remaining in foster care and those whose plan is adoption.
We are looking for an Advanced Social Worker who has worked with Looked After Children or Care Experienced Young People. You will love working to ensure that children have stability by supporting them in their homes, enabling them to learn about becoming young adults and ensuring that they are equipped with the skills they need to have successful adult lives. You will enjoy direct work and have a toolkit you are keen to add to with our support. We are passionate about supporting our children and young people to thrive and we go the extra mile in our Corporate Parenting Service.
You will carry a complex workload, and there is the opportunity to take on social work students and complete PEPS qualifications.
Advanced Social Workers are highly skilled in their field of social work, are routinely involved in supervision or oversight of others, complex practice and decision-making and learning and development. They ensure the integration of professional knowledge, the perspectives of people using services and research evidence routinely in their practice and promote this with others. There is an expectation that you would offer mentoring within the service, and support the management team.
This is a dynamic role and we need creative and kind social work practitioners to ensure our childr...