Social Worker, Child Development​/Support

Overview

In our Pre-Birth team you will work closely with care leavers, young parents, and families who have previously been involved in care proceedings. By delivering intensive, relationship-based intervention that supports parents to achieve meaningful and sustainable change you will help more children to remain safely within their birth families. Where this is not in the child's best interest, you will work to find a permanent home for the child as early as possible utilising our early permanence procedures.

You will be joining us at a fantastic time. Inspectors have judged our Children's Services as outstanding. You can read the full report here, Please visit our website to understand our position on using AI to support to your application and for guidance on completing your application.

• Experience of building effective relationships with children, young people, and families
• Experience in producing focused written case notes and reports

You will need to be an experienced, pro-active Social Worker who wants to work intensively with families and promote the voice of the child. Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria. If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years  continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website.

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions. Social workers post ASYE in this post are eligible for a recruitment/retention allowance of £2,500 over 12 months (pro-rata for part time workers). Payments are made in equal instalments across a 12-month period alongside your pay. The allowances are subject to tax, National Insurance and pension contributions.