Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Grade F. SCP 17 £15,511 - SCP 22 £16,849 (Actual salary)
Hours Per Week: 18 hours
Base Location: Jubilee Gardens, Gardenfold Way Droylsden. M43 7XU
Assessment Date: To be arranged
The Role
* To carry out assessments for children with additional needs at early intervention.
* To co-ordinate service provision to meet the needs of those children.
* To carry out reviews and visits in accordance with service procedures.
* To carry out direct work with children with additional needs using a variety of communication methods including work with their families in order to meet their assessed need.
* To respect and promote the needs of children arising from their disability, racial, cultural, religious and linguistic background.
* To engage parents, carers and children in meaningful and open working relationships, to encourage their full participation in meeting the needs of the children.
* To support the development of parents and carers as required in order to achieve best outcomes for disabled children.
* To undertake such work jointly within a multi-disciplinary team and from other agencies.
* To observe all statutory regulations.
* To prepare and present information (both written and oral) to panels, and other agencies.
* To maintain up-to-date records on all work carried out and to ensure good and effective communication with other professionals involved. To participate in all training as required.
* To observe all Council policies and procedures in respect of administration and professional practice.
* To contribute to policy making within the service and to the evaluation and review of services.
* To undertake such duties commensurate with the level of responsibility for this post.
About You
To be educated to GCSE level or equivalent with 4 GCSE Grade A C 4/9 including Maths and English, have good communication skills, numeracy and literacy, be competent in the use of a wide range of technology including Microsoft packages.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and produce quality reports. Be able to present information to professionals, families and community groups. Be able to communicate open and honestly with children, parents carers.
Must be able to work independently with good organisational skills as well as working with other agencies and partners to achieve multi-agency outcomes for families. Be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service be able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines. In return you will be part of a large supportive team.
You will receive regular supervision and work in a supportive culture where we are ambitious about delivering effective social work practice and supporting you to be the very best you can be.
We listen to our staff and act on feedback in a variety ways through having regular team meetings, employee engagement sessions and staff surveys.
Our comprehensive workforce development programme provides lots of opportunities to help you grow and develop your career. The peer support you will also receive is second to none.
You will be provided with the relevant technology to support you in your role.
We offer our employees flexible working to support work life balance as this helps us have a happy and stable workforce.
In Tameside we like to look after our employees and also offer a fantastic range of employee rewards and benefits, including:
Health and Wellbeing Support
Salary Sacrifice Schemes
Up to 28 days leave each year, with the option to buy additional leave
Family friendly policies, including maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
Discounts at local shops, health & fitness clubs, restaurants and much more
Apply today to be part of our continuing success story and help us grow even further.
About Us
Message from Jill Colbert, Director of Children’s Services
“I joined the council at the beginning of 2025 and was instantly charmed by the warmth, openness, and energy of colleagues.
“I came to Tameside for one reason; because I know we can do fantastic things for our families here.
“We’re a children’s service on a significant improvement journey. We know what needs to be different for our children and families and we’re ambitious to deliver that change.
“We have a growing range of specialist services for children, where you can test and grow your skills and practice. We have a Social Work Academy that is led by people who bring passion to learning and who know that the DCS’ of the future are right in front of them. We are working on our progression pathways so that staying in Tameside is rewarded and recognised. We have investment in innovation and improvement from the council so that we can grow services and support for families that we can sustain, from family hubs through to complex safeguarding.
“I am so certain that we can build a proud, inclusive and safe climate for great practice to flourish in Tameside. I’d love you to join me on the journey here at Team Tameside.”
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
For further information about this role please contact Lynne Barnett, Partnership Manager, on 0161 342 5599 or lynne.barnett@tameside.gov.uk
Reference Number: 001146