Overview
'West Sussex is passionate about supporting children and families to achieve positive outcomes. I feel fortunate to work within a supportive and collaborative team, where everyone is committed to making a difference. My manager has been consistently encouraging and approachable, which has allowed me to grow in confidence and develop professionally. I genuinely enjoy being part of a team that values each other and works together to support those who need us most.' - Madlen, Social Worker in Family Safeguarding. Joining the Family Safeguarding team in our Western Team, you will be providing purposeful, multidisciplinary support to children between the ages of 0 and 18 and to their parents/carers and wider family. We are looking for passionate, motivated, and resilient social workers who are excited by a different way of delivering support to children and families to enable lasting change. You will have specialist knowledge of social work practice and expertise to take the lead in complex situations, with the support of our fantastic small practice teams. You will work within a positive, nurturing environment where successes are celebrated and individuals within the team are supported to grow and develop. Family Safeguarding is a whole family, strengths-based approach to safeguarding children who need support or are at risk of harm. We work with families to help them identify and make real changes, so that they can stay together, and children can remain safely at home. For more information, please watch our video on Family Safeguarding in West Sussex. To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and application form. In your application form please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
Responsibilities
* Analyse and interpret complex information and data, being able to prioritise needs and devise plans for intervention and provision.
* Proactively work as a member of the team to make accurate assessments of needs and negotiate and implement effective outcomes.
* Develop strong relationships, working alongside carers, colleagues and external agencies to deliver an effective service.
* Communicate clearly and effectively in both written and oral format, including the ability to explain complicated information to a variety of people and use negotiation and persuasion skills to encourage others to adopt a course of action they may not wish to take.
* A recognised Social Work qualification e.g. Degree in Social Work, Post Graduate Certificate in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent as recognised by the relevant professional body.
* Completion of relevant post qualifying training.
* Registration with the relevant professional registration body and maintaining registration with that body.
* You will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars are available.
Qualifications
* You will need a recognised Social Work qualification (e.g., Degree in Social Work, Post Graduate Certificate in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent as recognised by the relevant professional body).
* Completion of relevant post qualifying training.
* Registration with the relevant professional registration body and maintaining registration with that body.
* Ability to travel independently around the county; pool cars are available.
Benefits
* Flexible and hybrid working options within your small practice teams, managed by a Team Manager and supported by Child & Family Workers as well as additional flexible administrative support from Coordinators embedded within the service.
* Regular group supervision and peer learning alongside specialist roles within the team to focus on the most vulnerable children.
* We pay your Social Worker England registration fee.
* Excellent learning and development provisions with 5 CPD and training days per year and access to Research in Practice and Community Care Inform.
* An excellent local government pension scheme
* Generous holiday entitlement of up to 29 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
* Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans.
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