Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Various locations across the County
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: £31,074 until Social Work England registration is approved, increasing to £33,294 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (plus Market Premium of £3,283) once full Social Work England registration is granted
Working Hours: 37 Per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 6th April 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
Have you qualified as a Social Worker in 2024? Do you want to work with Leicestershire's Outstanding Children and Family services? We are welcoming applications from candidates with the enthusiasm to learn and a passion for working with children and families.
About the Role
We value and support our Newly Qualified Social Workers. We believe the foundations of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) are paramount to building confident Social Workers and so we are really proud of our ASYE Program and the support we offer to Newly Qualified Social Workers in helping them develop and advance their careers with us.
As a Newly Qualified Social Worker on our ASYE Program, you will receive:
* Entry-level pay at Grade 9 (£31,074) until full Social Work England registration is achieved, with an increase to the top of Grade 9 (£33,294), plus Market Premium of £3,283 upon registration.
* Protected and reduced caseloads during the ASYE year.
* Dedicated support from the ASYE Co-ordinator, regular network meetings with other ASYEs.
* Monthly reflective supervision with a practice mentor, in addition to supervision with your team manager.
* Intensive induction and tailored ASYE training.
* Working as part of the social work teams to increase knowledge and understanding including co-working with experienced colleagues.
We currently have vacancies across various service areas, which will be discussed with you at interview.
In all service areas you are expected to work closely with colleagues across team and agency boundaries to ensure that families get the most appropriate level of support. Staff workloads are manageable and are monitored and managed closely. Managers and staff all have regular monthly supervision, and you will be supported in your practice by an experienced management team.
As an organisation, we are committed to a strong and skilled workforce providing high quality services to the children and families of Leicestershire, following our relationship-based Signs of Safety practice approach.
We are committed to doing our very best for vulnerable children and families; working to make a positive impact on their lives so they can achieve their potential and flourish.
We support and empower our staff to be the best that they can be. We will give you the support and resources that you need to work in collaboration with children and families.
About You
To apply for this post, you must demonstrate that you:
* Hold a Social Work degree or equivalent (e.g. CQSW, DipSW) specialising in children's services, and be registered with Social Work England or expect registration in 2025; and to have qualified within the last 2 years (or expect to qualify this year).
* Possess and hold a valid, UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
* Have experience of working with children and families, knowledge of childcare legislation and Local Safeguarding Children Partnership procedures, particularly in relation to child protection and child in need. Be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theoretical underpinning of social work practice and models used.
* Have an awareness of the cultural, racial, linguistic, and religious backgrounds of children, young people, and families applying equal opportunity principles in practice across your work.
* Hold strong assessment skills, capable of analysing information to make sound decisions which offer support and are impactful and be able to demonstrate this via examples.
* Have excellent prioritisation and time management skills to ensure the successful delivery of competing and changing work demands and be able to demonstrate this via examples.
* Be proficient in IT, with sound knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and database applications to ensure clear, accurate and age-appropriate communication with children, families, carers and external agencies/other service providers that support collaborative ways of working both orally and in writing.
We'd also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.
How to Apply
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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