About Us
The family and adolescent support team is a multi-disciplinary team working with young people aged 11+ where the main area of need is related to extra-familial harm e.g exploitation, radicalisation, and peer on peer abuse. We work with young people at the edge of care where there are concerns relating to their mental health and substance misuse, and also young people 16 and 17 presenting as homeless. We work to prevent young people being admitted to hospital due to their mental health and support return home following a period of hospital admittance (tier 4).
Now is an exciting time to be a part of our team as Warwickshire has been chosen as one of the seven areas to deliver the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme. Join us to help shape and influence the future of children's social care together. Find out why we are good Ofsted.
If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.
Our Offer to you includes:
* Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload.
* Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
* A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas.
* We also offer a Refer a Friend package if you're talking about a return to us with an ex-colleague/friend.
The Role
Our team is locality based; this vacancy is for 1 Social Worker to be based in Leamington and support families in South Warwickshire.
The post will offer you the opportunity to:
* Work creatively and collaboratively within a multi-agency team and with partner agencies.
* Work intensively with children, young people and their parents/carers within a contextual framework.
* Develop skill base and knowledge in relation to adolescent mental health, substance misuse, contextual safeguarding, and extra-familial harm.
* Build strong and stabilising relationships with children, young people, and their parents/carers.
* Work within a framework which ensures statutory timeframes are met and plans are outcome focused.
* Offer support and guidance to Family Support Workers and oversee interventions.
* Respond to risk in a timely manner and ensure appropriate safeguarding actions are taken.
Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.
Experienced Social Worker - Grade K, L, N:
Up to £50,231.00 per annum, including a £3,500 market supplement which is subject to tax and NI deductions - T&C's apply. (Relocation Allowance up to £8,000 is available.)
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Across all areas our Social Workers will be:
* Passionate about achieving better outcomes for vulnerable children and their families, and this will be demonstrated through restorative practice.
* Supporting young people if they transition into care and encourage reunification home.
* A good knowledge base of the challenges associated with working with children and their families is essential.
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make:
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
Your future matters to us; we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
Additional Information:
Warwickshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Any questions please contact Team Manager Olivia Batchelor on oliviabatchelor@warwickshire.gov.uk.
Closing Date: 20th January 2025
Interview Date: Week commencing 3rd February 2025
Should you require application forms in an alternative format/language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under-representation in its workforce.
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