About the Role
and our Ideal Candidate
The role of a CRIO would be regarded as a "front line" service delivery role.
The successful candidate should demonstrate the following competences (not limited to:
1. Applicants must have the ability to multi-task and a willingness to learn;
2. Children's Social Care background and experience NVQ level 4 SW degree, DipSw, CQSW, CSS or recognised equivalent (This role does not require you to be a qualified social worker);
3. Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, related statutory regulations and guidance, child development, research and different methods of intervention;
4. Able to assess and analyse the needs of children and young people and their families and using excellent written and verbal skills; in order to assess and recommend services for children and young people that meet their assessed needs;
5. Have effective written and verbal communication skills. Use of good English language to produce high quality reports;
6. An ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with children, young people and their families, and professionals;
7. Able to maintain accurate and up-to-date records on children;
8. Able to make use of learning opportunities to keep up-to-date with latest relevant research, findings and practice developments and to incorporate into practice;
9. Able to provide a service that is culturally sensitive and empowering for all service users;
10. Able to manage contacts which can present challenging and disturbing aspects;
11. Able to organise and prioritise own workload (with appropriate supervision), to meet deadlines and complete tasks;
12. Able to work as part of a team, be able to demonstrate effective working across agencies, partnerships and other professionals;
13. Ability to pass on knowledge and experience to other professionals, use initiative and act independently.
14. Engage in supervision and appraisal, undertake appropriate training and to learn new methods of intervention.
About Us
CFCS is a multi-agency team that includes CRIOs, Social Workers and practitioners from Early Help, Domestic Abuse, Education, Health, Police and CAMHS.
CFCS aims to ensure that:
15. All referrals are dealt with in a timely and effective manner
16. Decisions on referrals are of a high quality following good information sharing from agencies
17. Thresholds for services are consistently applied across agencies
18. Families are referred on to the most appropriate service at the first point of contact
19. Partner agencies are confident that they can share information safely and securely - sharing information outside of MASH is a controlled activity done only with the agreement of the relevant agency
20. Decision-making for families is streamlined and transparent
21. Information is gathered from additional sources in order to best inform decisions made about the welfare and safeguarding of a child/young person
This is a non-social work role to work with partner agencies, including the voluntary sector, to gather information related to children and families, undertaking high quality assessments of need and risk, and making recommendations for appropriate service delivery.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
22. A generous annual leave entitlement of 26-32 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade
23. Enhanced Maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
24. Two volunteering days per year
25. Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
26. Adjustable and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
27. Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
28. Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
29. Interest free season ticket loans
30. Local Government Pension Scheme
31. Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
32. Electric vehicle leasing scheme
33. Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support