Salary: Grade 6 £14,312 to £15,793 per year
Location: Scunthorpe, Dunstall Street
Hours: 18 hours and 30 minutes per week
DBS: Yes, Enhanced with Barred List Check
This is a Permanent, Part-Time vacancy that will close in 10 days at 23:59 BST.
The Vacancy
Do you want to join us in making a difference to children and families in North Lincolnshire as a Support Officer? The Support Officer Team is a vital part of the Case Management Court’s Team, working within the One Family Approach. Our innovative model ensures the best outcomes for families and children. We believe children and young people should be in their families, schools, and communities.
Everyone at North Lincolnshire Council is committed to enabling resilience and helping families stay together. Ofsted stated in 2022 that "Children benefit from a consistently high standard of social work practice. The commitment to children as a priority for the council and across the partnership is exemplary. Senior leaders have created a culture in which social work has flourished. It is based on the importance of relationships and promoting children’s sense of being loved and cared for."
We seek motivated and committed Support Officers to contribute to our outstanding social work practice. If you share our belief in putting children and families at the heart of practice, consider joining our Support Officer Team. Our workforce is built on enthusiasm, professionalism, passion, and a pursuit of excellence. We offer learning and development opportunities to foster innovative practice. Join a team that is well-supported, connected, lively, and high-aspiring for the children and families we serve. North Lincolnshire Council provides agile, flexible working, in-house training, and resources focused on staff wellbeing and professional growth.
To apply, you must have experience and demonstrate an understanding of issues facing vulnerable children and young people.
For informal discussion, please contact Practice Supervisor Amy MacDonald at 01724 296579 or email Amy.MacDonald@northlincs.gov.uk.
Please refer to the attached job description and employee specification when completing your application to demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria.
As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect the same commitment from our employees and volunteers. Recruitment will follow our safer recruitment procedures, including reference checks prior to interview and a DBS check.
The Council
We are organized around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Our goal is to make our communities safe, prosperous, and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire and aim to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this by living our values—equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity, and self-responsibility—in all we do.
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