Child Protection Specialist

Our organisation is currently seeking a skilled and dedicated Social Worker to join its Child Protection and Children in Need Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting individuals and families to improve their well-being and safety by assessing needs, developing care plans, and coordinating services.">

Key Responsibilities:

• Support individuals and families to improve their well-being and safety
• Assess needs, develop care plans, and coordinate services
• Manage cases from initial referral through to the first court hearing and potential removal via an Interim Care Order (ICO)
• Carry out statutory duties, including assessments, interventions, and safeguarding actions

Benefits of Working with Us:

• Full-time and part-time vacancies available with up to 36 hours per week
• A friendly, supportive team who genuinely cares about their employees
• A smaller local authority in easy commuting distance from across the North West
• Hybrid working options
• Free parking
• A new engaging and ambitious leadership team in place, who will ensure that you work in an environment where you feel recognised, valued, and listened to
• Flexible working, manageable caseloads and a vast array of employee benefits details of which can be found below

Additional Benefits:

• Disability Confident Employer, offering Inclusive & accessible recruitment, providing reasonable adjustments, and supporting existing employees
• Flexible working, Hybrid working arrangements & family friendly initiatives; our flexible working scheme allows you to manage your hours & plan your life more easily
• Generous Holiday Entitlement: starting at 28 days leave with an option to buy additional 10 days leave
• Manageable Workloads- directors of our service work closely with the Heads of Service & Team Managers to ensure caseloads are manageable & you are supported
• Differentiated sickness absence for individuals living with a disability
• Menopause policy supporting women in the workplace
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Newly Developed Bespoke Four-Week Induction Programme
• High Quality IT Kits supporting agile working arrangements
• Learning & Career Development: we offer a wide range of blended learning opportunities available to all employees, which will be relevant to your job & progression
• Supportive Practice Improvement Team – we have a team of experienced staff who build positive working relationships with staff to work alongside you to embed learning from audits or reviews
• A range of Workers Groups, including Black & Minority Workers' Group, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Forum, Neurodiverse Staff Support Group
• Well-being Support: we want to improve the well-being of our employees both in & out of the workplace
• Apprenticeship Offer
• Secondment Opportunities
• MyTime – Monthly supervisions scheduled with you. This is your one-to-one time solely focused on your career development
• Reflective Supervision – 4 weekly
• Access to Signs of Safety Group Supervision
• Newly Developed Progression Pathway
• Learning at Work Week: A yearly celebration awards to recognise & celebrate individual practice across the council
• Visible and accessible Leadership including Monthly Principal Social Worker (PSW) drop-in sessions
• Themed Practice Learning Week: Providing a range of bitesize learning opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme: We are committed to greener transport solutions. Our scheme entitles you to significant discounts on the price of a new bike & safety equipment
• Eye Tests: We provide all display screen users with a free eye test on request. We have a corporate eye care scheme which includes a contribution to the cost of glasses
• Childcare Vouchers
• Free Refreshments – Tea, Coffee and Milk
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Credit Union Membership
• VIVUP Discounts & Savings The program offers a staff discount scheme

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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