Bradford Children and Families Trust
Children’s Services
Children’s Social Care
Social Worker/Experienced Social Worker - (Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team)
Grade Social Worker PO1: £35,745 - £38,223
Experienced Social Worker: PO3: £40,221 - £43,421
Established
1 x 37 hours
Based at Sir Henry Mitchell House
To enable us to deliver good outcomes for children we need Assessing Social Workers in the Fostering Service who share our vision and who are passionate about supporting families and carers in the district, providing safety and stability for children.
Do you meet the following?
·Hold a DIPSW or equivalent qualification and are registered with the HCPC as a qualified social worker.
·Have a full driving license and car available for work (unless a disability prevents this).
·Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on the information available, ensuring effective relationships with other professionals.
·Experience of family and friends foster homes and care planning for children and young people (not applicable for Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team posts).
·Possess excellent innovation skills to join us on our journey to excellence.
·Have demonstrated a commitment to anti-oppressive practice and to the Department’s equal opportunities policy.
·Have the ability to work within and contribute to a team.
·Possess knowledge of service needs for ethnic minority communities.
·Have confident IT skills and be able to navigate an electronic file system.
·Have the ability to write clear, concise robust reports.
·Have a flexible approach when need arises.
Then we want to hear from you.
What do we offer as a Council? We provide numerous employee opportunities and benefits including
·A structured and practical based induction programme.
·An annual review of performance.
·Excellent training and learning opportunities, including opportunities to develop practice based on interests and passions, through our practitioner led forums.
·A culturally diverse workforce reflecting our communities.
See Job Profile:
Bradford is the 4th largest Authority with a population of 530,000 of which 150,000 are children and young people, making us one of the key cities with a young age group population.
Children are at the heart of everything we do. We embed solution focused practice by adopting the signs of safety model with key partners across the district within our work with families and we have a clear model of care for the children and young people we look after.
In order to meet our vision, we aspire to develop a workforce that is therapeutically trained and supported, motivated, aspirational and highly skilled, who have the best interests of the children at the heart of everything they do.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do as a Council and the people we support. We have a number of self-directed Staff Networks (Disability, LGBTQ+, Race Equality, Women’s Voice, Working Carers and Young Persons) which assist in providing a voice and support mechanism to colleagues.
The RESPECT Allyship Programme is also available to all staff, which offers opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups and provides additional benefits and resources to its members. This is part of the RESPECT Campaign, which is the Council’s Internal Equalities Vision for staff and its ambition to build a truly inclusive workforce, where everyone can be their true selves at work.
What Benefits do we offer:
Access to a
Payroll deduction savings scheme for BMDC employees
A healthcare cash plan is a type of insurance policy that lets you claim back the cost of treatments, such as eye tests, dental treatment or physiotherapy.
The MetroFit scheme is an offer exclusive to Bradford Metropolitan District Council employees, designed to promote a healthy lifestyle, by entitling them to a discounted rate for certain sports and leisure activities.
Discounts available to CBMDC staff at the Visitor Information Centers in the District.
Travel benefits for major modes of transport.
Save money on all types of registered childcare for children.
Relocation Package
A relocation package may be available for successful candidates who meet the criteria.
Due to the size of the Bradford District and the nature of the work we undertake, there may be occasions when workers are required to work out of authority.
An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
If you would like to hear more about working for us,