At Hertfordshire County Council, we believe that the children and young people in our care deserve the best. And that means ensuring the social workers who work alongside them are trained, supported, and highly motivated. As an innovative authority, we are committed to developing motivational social work practice and you will be trained to work in this way. You will be working at the forefront of best practice to deliver first class support to vulnerable children and families which will expose you to managing complex and diverse caseloads. By changing our approach to families, they are changing their approach to us and we are managing to keep far more children at home safely with their families. With dedicated Diversity & Inclusion strategy and focus groups, we promote diversity and inclusion across the delivery of services and within our workforce. We will offer a stimulating working environment, regular supervision meetings and training opportunities to help you to reach your full potential with the assistance and guidance of our specialist L&D teams. The pandemic has brought about changes in the way we work and having learnt from this and from feedback from our staff and communities, we are embedding important principles around 'Our Way Forward'. The overarching vision for Children's Services is that we work in a 'flexible and balanced' way with a focus on 'continuous improvement'; this is underpinned by a 'mix and blend' approach by adopting hybrid ways of working, balancing the need for collaborative workspaces with the right technology for staff to work from home and touchdown areas where this is right for you and for our families.
Teams
* 0-25 Children's Disability (West)
* Assessment (West)
* Children Looked After (West)
* Family Safeguarding (East / West)
* Specialist Adolescent Service Hertfordshire (East - perm; and West - up to 12 Mth FTC/Secondment)
* SASH Homeless (East)
It is essential that all Social Workers who apply have the following:
* Qualified and Social Work England Registered
* At least 2 years post qualifying experience
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy, and procedures
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft IT package
* Full UK Driving Licence
* Regular Access to a vehicle
In addition to the above, below outlines team specific essential criteria:
0-25 Children's Disability Service
* Ability to complete robust assessments & to assess risk
* Ability to work in a relationship-based way
Assessment
* Experience of conducting assessments and reviews
* Presenting care plans to conferences
Children Looked After (CLAR?)
* Experience of care planning, assessments and reviews
* Track record of working alongside challenging families
Family Safeguarding
* Experience of care planning, assessments and reviews
* Deliver welfare reports to conferences and court hearings
Specialist Adolescent Service Hertfordshire
* An understanding of partnership working
* Report writing Skills
* An understanding of child development
SASH Homeless team
* An understanding of partnership working
* Report writing Skills
* An understanding of child development
* An understanding of the Joint Housing Protocol
Based in Stevenage, with travel county wide, We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
Disability Confident We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. Safeguarding This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Driving Required You need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations. English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
Benefits
* Monthly Market Enhanced Payment
* One off £1k Welcome Payment (terms & conditions apply)
* Lease Car Scheme
* Up to £6k relocation expenses (terms & conditions apply)
* Hybrid working model
* 5 Days additional annual leave entitlement
* SWE Registration Fee paid
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