Overview
Experienced Social Worker Salary up to £47,181 per annum
We are looking for experienced social workers to share their knowledge and expertise with us in our children’s services. As part of your role, you will work to assess the needs of individual children and their families for our social care service and design/arrange appropriate care provision. You will also provide direct social work assistance to children and families and establish and develop effective collaborative working relationships with our partner agencies to deliver the best outcomes.
About us
Rochdale Borough Council is committed to supporting our children and young people to live in a borough where they can grow, get on and live well. Our dedicated teams ensure they feel safe, healthy, successful and heard, and we are proud, passionate and pioneering in the way our services are delivered. We work closely with residents to deliver real progress and support them to achieve the best possible outcomes as part of our Raising Rochdale ethos. We offer training and supervision to help build positive relationships with our children, young people and their families. If you would like to speak to a member of our team about this role and our wider opportunities, email JoinRochdaleCS@rochdale.gov.uk with your name and number and we’ll call you.
We reward you with great benefits
* Hybrid and flexible working
* Highly competitive salary with an opportunity to earn up to £1,000 extra each year (£500 retention payment every six months)
* Excellent continuous professional development opportunities
* Exciting career progression pathway
* An attractive pension
* Staff recognition awards and celebration events
* Visible and supportive leadership
* Mileage payment and town centre parking scheme
* Up to 34 days annual leave with an option to buy more
* Paid for Social Work England professional fees
* Staff discount at popular retail and leisure sites
Other benefits
* Work in a modern, award-winning building
* Be conveniently located next to the Metrolink, bus exchange and a short walk from Rochdale train station
* You’re also a 10-minute drive from the M62 corridor
What our colleagues say
Our social workers say Rochdale Council is a great place to work and their managers are supportive, approachable and listen to their ideas. Here are some further comments from our social workers...
* ‘We work in friendly, supportive, multidisciplinary teams’
* ‘There are lots of easy to access training opportunities to learn and aid career development’
* ‘We have lots of community resources available to support families'
* ‘We are based right in the town centre office, next to M&S and close to local services’
We look forward to hearing from you about which of our friendly teams best fits your expertise come and join Team Rochdale.
For safeguarding, appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check including a barred list.
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