Immediate Start: Children's Social Worker

Overview

Children's Social Worker – Family Support and Safeguarding Team. Vacancies in the Family Support and Safeguarding locality teams for Social Workers. Roles are available in March, Cambridge and Huntingdon. This is a rolling campaign and applications are checked daily.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic Social Workers who have the child’s voice at the heart of everything they do to join us in our Family Support and Safeguarding Team. We manage a varied caseload of Child in Need, Children in Need of Protection, Public Law Outline and care proceedings, focusing on children up to the age of 18. You will use a Motivational Interviewing approach and work in partnership with children and their families to achieve sustainable change and improved outcomes for children. You will be supported by a multi-disciplinary team that includes adult mental health workers, drug and alcohol recovery workers, and adult domestic abuse workers, supported by our practice methods. This is an exciting and creative time to join us in Family Safeguarding, and we welcome applications from a diverse range of workers to enhance our existing workforce.

Vacancies are based at Stanton House in Huntingdon and Awdry House in Wisbech. For more information, call Nathalie on 01223 475920 or email joinus@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

In Childrens Services we are reshaping what we do and how we do it. Why not be part of it?

Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Benefits

- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, accessible to you and your family
- 6 days of protected time each year for Continuous Professional Development
- A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
- A pay progression scheme to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience
- Scalable retention payments of up to £8,147 over a 3-year period, starting after your first full year of employment
- A Refer a Friend Scheme paying an introduction fee of £350 if the referred Social Worker is employed
- Access to the Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE) to support your development

For more information and to see our other benefits, see the benefits brochure attached to this advert.

What will you be doing?

Day-to-day responsibilities of a Social Worker in Family Support and Safeguarding include:

- Act as the lead professional and ensure safeguarding matters are dealt with promptly and in line with child protection procedures
- Undertake assessments to identify needs, build on strengths, and set SMART targets
- Engage with children, young people and families to develop effective, empowering relationships that facilitate change
- Produce reports and plans for forums including court that are child-focused and reflect the child’s experience

About you

We’re looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their local community, are curious, build relationships and explore possibilities.

You must:

- Be a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration
- Be able to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check the Job Description & Person Specification. Please note we are not accepting applications from candidates living overseas who require sponsorship to move to the UK.

About Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population and varied towns and countryside. Our four values are central to our culture and drive everything we do. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from a broad range of candidates. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and after you join us. For more information, visit our jobs and careers pages or email the Hiring Manager with any adjustment needs.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about learning and development opportunities, wellbeing, staff benefits and our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

Disclosures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous convictions.

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