Permanency Specialist Social Worker - Children & Families
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We have 3 Permanency Specialist Social Worker Positions Available!
These posts are newly-created roles and will offer support to existing teams to further strengthen our good practice. Our last Ofsted report noted “Decisions to bring children into care are timely and are appropriately overseen by senior managers. Children who need to come into care in an emergency receive sensitive support from social workers, who provide effective help in times of uncertainty and distress. Extensive thought and attention are evident in planning for children.”
Do you have a passion for making a positive impact on the lives of children and families? Would you like to use your experience and skills to achieve permanency for children and to support the development of less experienced social workers? If so, consider joining our dedicated and supportive service, where you can contribute to positively influencing the lives of children and families.
One of these new positions is located in each of our safeguarding services (Ridingleaze House North Bristol BS 110QE, Welsman East & Central BS29JA and Symes House BS130EE.
The Role:
The focus of this role is to make sure children have a clear and achievable pathway to permanency, whether that is through reunification with their family, adoption, special guardianship, or long-term foster care.
The Permanency Specialist Social Worker will play a crucial role within the service working primarily alongside the child’s social worker and team manager to support practice, maintain an overview of the progress towards permanency and unblock barriers.
As well as joint work and mentoring to make sure there is a safe and permanent outcome for the child, they may be required to do some direct work such as undertaking a parenting assessment or CPR.
You will play a pivotal role in providing support and intervention for families going through Court processes.
The successful candidate will need a deep understanding of child protection, family law, adoption, fostering, and permanency planning and to be familiar with relevant legislation (e.g., Children Act 1989, Adoption and Children Act 2002, Care Planning, Placement and Case Review Regulations). Good communication skills, strong report-writing and an inventive approach to achieving permanency for children will be required.
What We Offer:
1. Generous Rewards: Enjoy a competitive rewards package, featuring flexible working, competitive pay, an exceptional Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. Explore more about our benefits on our social work microsite.
2. Unrivalled Career Development: Join an innovative and forward-looking organisation with an excellent training and progression program tailored for social workers.
3. Ongoing Support: Experience a supportive work environment with good management support.
Why Join Us:
1. Inspiring Culture: An independent review highlighted our robust practice culture dedicated to facilitating effective changes within families. Our staff are highly dedicated to the well-being of Bristol's children and families.
2. Supportive Environment: Enjoy a work environment that values support, with high levels of satisfaction reported in supervision (90%), good support from managers in complex situations (95%), and ready access to management support (98%).
3. Learning Culture: Be a part of a team that values continuous improvement, with a 94% belief in Bristol's positive learning culture.
Why Bristol?
1. Fast Paced and Dynamic: Join a vibrant and fast-paced environment that thrives on innovation and collaboration.
2. City of Hope: Explore our short film.
How To Apply:
Contact Us:
For more information or to discuss opportunities, contact Katrina Murphy, Area Manager South, at 0117 3574949 / 07795091412.
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the City we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic and disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit. #J-18808-Ljbffr