Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: £37,410-£40,083 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus market premia £3,283
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 10th November 2024
Interview Date(s): There will be two interviews, YP Panel and the adult panel interview- dates are to be confirmed
Come and be part of Leicestershire Youth and Justice Service. We are a vibrant, experienced, multi-cultural team from a range of professional backgrounds supporting children and young people across Leicestershire and Rutland.
About the Role
Due to a long-standing member of the current team retiring, we are looking for a Therapeutic Social Worker who will continue to drive forward direct work with children around harmful sexual behaviour (HSB).
The successful candidate will have significant experience of completing AIM3 assessments and the delivery of interventions in line with assessments, such as the Good Lives Model. This therapeutic intervention will be delivered to children and young people as directed by the Youth Court.
The role has a combination of direct delivery of interventions to children and their families, along with developing the Youth Justice Harmful Sexual Behaviour Pathway. This would include deepening Service understanding and delivery around technology assisted HSB and sexual harm against siblings.
You would have a small caseload of children and young people. You may be required to attend Youth Court as a subject matter specialist to provide advice to the Court for which full training will be provided.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
* Be a qualified Social Worker holding a Social Work degree or equivalent, e.g., CQSW, DipSW (with specialism in children's services) and be registered with Social Work England, hold a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.
* Significant knowledge and experience of working with children and young people around harmful sexual behaviour, particularly the application of the AIM3 framework.
* Extensive knowledge and application of social work legislation, methodologies, social care policies, guidance, procedures and case reviews with a commitment to your continuous professional development.
* Have ability and experience of supporting with service performance and the learning and development of individuals as well as a team.
* Have experience and understand the importance of multi-agency working and the differing roles, responsibilities, remit and functions of other parts of the wider service and agencies.
* The ability to communicate clearly and accurately, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of people, including representatives from other agencies, using skills of negotiation and persuasion. Have good IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook and Word, and database applications.
* Excellent demonstration of the ability to prioritise effectively across a wide range of competing demands to meet deadlines. Time management skills and the ability to respond flexibly to changing requirements.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we 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 selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Laura Mullen, Youth Justice Team Manager
Telephone: 07926 064831
Email: laura.mullen@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve.
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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