Main Responsibilities
Working in one of 3 Assessment and Staying Together Teams covering Newcastle and Kidsgrove, you will be working with families across the continuum of need from Child In Need through to the conclusion of Care Proceedings.
You will:
1. work closely with your colleagues in Early Help, Children in Care, Care Leavers, and the Children with Disabilities Team, as well as our colleagues in health and education.
2. be responsible for completing your statutory duties in coordinating the child's plan, reviewing, and ensuring that our children are seen and heard.
3. undertake section 47 investigations.
4. undertake placement of children into Local Authority care when it is agreed they can no longer remain at home.
5. be responsible for the completion of both Private and Public law reports.
6. refer into our centralised services for specialist support/services.
The Ideal Candidate
You'll need to be:
1. A qualified Social Worker.
2. Registered with Social Work England.
3. Have a current UK driving licence and vehicle.
But above all, you'll bring the desire to work with children and families to give them the right support, at the right time with the aim of keeping families together where it's safe to do so.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Sarah Lovatt, Team Manager at sarah.lovatt@staffordshire.gov.uk, or Gareth Walker at gareth.walker@staffordshire.gov.uk or on 01782 296290.
Interview dates will be held on Friday 14th March and Monday 17th March 2025.
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you'll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire.
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer, and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
As you'll know, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us, and that's why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable, you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions, and convictions in your application form.
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