Senior Social Worker Multi Agency Partnership
Details
* Reference: SCC/TP/287911/2515
* Positions: 3
* Salary: £46,399- £49,588 per annum plus an additional payment of up to £6,000 payable across your first 18 months
* Category: Qualified Social Work - Children's
* Contract type: Permanent
* Working hours: 36 hours per week
* Posted on: 30 January 2025
* Closing date: 23 February 2025
* Location: Woking, Surrey
Description
The salary range for this full-time, permanent position is £46,399 - £49,588 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
We also offer a financial package of up to £6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post.
This is a 9-5 qualified social work role, based at our Woking office, meaning you won't be required to travel to visit children, young people, and families. This could make this role a good fit for anyone looking for greater flexibility around how they work.
We're excited to be hiring Senior Social Workers to join our C-SPA (Children's Single Point of Access) service, which is the 'Front Door' to children's services in Surrey and plays a crucial role in ensuring the correct level of support and intervention is provided for any safeguarding referrals made to us.
Rewards and Benefits
* A competitive relocation package of up to £8,000
* We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee
* 28 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service (plus bank holidays)
* Access to our car lease scheme
* Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
* A generous local government salary related pension
* Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping, and many more
* Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
* Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
* Paternity, adoption, and dependents leave
* Refer a friend payment of £1,000 as a thank you for finding the right Social Worker
Our Progress
Following our most recent Ofsted visit in April 2024, we can report positive feedback on our service quality for children in need or under child protection plans in Surrey. Ofsted recognised the improved impact of our 'comprehensive improvement programme' and our plans to build on progress made.
About Working in C-SPA
Our 'Front Door' for Surrey's Children's services is the first contact any family or professional has with our service and sets the tone for our entire working relationship with them. Our practice is front-facing and based upon strong relationships with families and with partners who are also supporting our families. We use motivational approaches as well as principles of the Family Safeguarding Model, to engage with both the family and any networks supporting them, to understand the presenting worries and work out whether a statutory social work service is required.
The work of Senior Social Workers in the Multi Agency team within C-SPA can be rewarding but often complex in nature, gathering information and making enquiries as necessary to inform threshold decisions regarding the correct level of support required.
About The Role
We are looking for individuals with professional curiosity and well-developed analytical skills to support us in delivering laser-focused, collaborative, and timely front door activity, which ensures child protection and safeguarding matters are effectively responded to.
Joining Surrey as a Senior Social Worker is an opportunity to be part of a culture in which children and families are supported in a spirit of partnership that encourages them to develop their own solutions while receiving the help and support they need to address their needs from professionals. As a Senior Social Worker in C-SPA, you will process and manage the more complex referrals received into C-SPA.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
* Varied post qualification experience of working in children's social care services
* Experience of and commitment to successful partnership working with statutory, voluntary, and third sector partners to safeguard and support CYP and their families
* Ability to work at pace in sometimes challenging and emotionally sensitive situations
* Well-developed assessment and analytical skills with the ability to navigate and interrogate data to make well-reasoned and evidence-based decisions
* Ability to communicate clearly and calmly with individuals, families, and professionals
* Proven ability to de-escalate situations.
* Social Work qualification and Social Work England registration
We are looking for qualified social workers who are looking for their next step into a Senior position to join our dynamic, dedicated, and responsive Children's Single Point Of Access service.
Our Inclusive Approach
To apply you will need to upload your CV and answer the following questions. (no more than 200 words per question):
* Please tell us what has motivated you to apply for this role?
* Please tell us about the key skills and experience you will be able to bring to this role.
* In this role, you will need to make decisions using your professional judgment and analytical skills. Please tell us about a time when you used your analytical skills to respond to a complex piece of casework.
* Please tell us about a time when you were able to build effective working relationships with stakeholders or partners that enabled you to deliver positive outcomes?
If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to a short first-round virtual interview to explore your answers to the above questions (lasting approx. 15-20 min).
If your Teams call goes well, you will be invited for an in-person interview, allowing you to meet the team, check out your potential office, and get a feel for what your journey might look like.
We are committed to inclusive recruitment. That is why, if you are invited to a face-to-face interview, we'll share the themes of the questions with you in advance. This way, you can prepare and feel comfortable knowing what topics will be covered during the process, allowing you to focus and confidently discuss your valuable skills and experiences.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to role requirements, flexible working requests, transferable skills, or barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please drop a quick message to cflworkforceteam@surreycc.gov.uk and we'll get a call arranged.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on Sunday the 23rd of February 2025.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook provides insights into the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:
* The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
* The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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