Advanced Social Worker - Assessment Team

Flexible Working | Career Progression | Free parking | Regular reflective supervision

 

Duty & Assessment - Up to £49,764 + benefits

 

Are you looking for some advancement in your career, but seem to be held back by your current employers need for your knowledge and skills – meaning you get the complex and high caseloads rather than the advancement you want?

 

Are you an agency worker looking to step into seniority, or a permanent member not getting the chance to step up? Albeit agency is attractive for many reason (we completely get it!), and staying put in a job you know is comfortable - but what can a change offer you?

 

These roles sit in their assessment & child protection team, which is on Duty every 5 weeks, during the duty week social workers in the team are allocated a caseload of children who require a statutory assessment or child protection investigation, these assessments inform the development of their plan.

 

You will join a close-knit Pod of like minded practitioners, which is made up of 4 social workers, an ATM and a TM.

 

Package and benefits:

• a relocation package of up to £8,000.
• Regular reflective supervision 
• Flexible working options
• Free parking on site 
• Generous annual leave 

 

The Council is dedicated to providing timely support for every child, aiming to ensure a happy and fulfilling life. This comes from focusing on continuous improvement, embracing effective social work practices (systemic practice & relational approach), and empowering staff to have a real impact on children's lives. The team structure is carefully designed to support staff with manageable caseloads, including a Team Manager, Assistant Team manager, and four Social Workers in each team.

 

Interested in making a move, and settling down in an authority offering long term prospects, settled in some of England’s finest countryside in the South West, send your CV to Chris@leadersincare.co.uk or call on 07897 024978.

 

As this is a statutory role, you do require a social work qualification & registration to Social Work England.