About Barnet Council
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. Our staff are committed to our values – Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.
Job Description
We have a fixed term 9 month vacancy for a Social Worker within the 0-19 Early Help South HUB Team. This post requires a Social Work qualification and relevant experience at a senior practitioner level. Barnet’s 0-19 Early Help Hubs bring together what were our former Children’s Centres, family support team, youth service, parenting support and former CAF team into one integrated service. We offer interventions across the continuum of need – including parenting programmes and youth activities, through to leading on more complex cases such as those stepping down from Social Care or joint work on statutory cases.
About The Role
The post-holder will act as a conduit between social work teams and other practitioners across the local children’s workforce in relation to the 0-19 Service and the Early Help Assessment process. This is to ensure a seamless transition between cases moving up, down and across the thresholds of need, between Social Care and the Early Help arena. They will facilitate best practice and safe working across a range of teams and agencies.
The post will also be part of a supporting the management team, in responding to referrals requiring an ‘early help’ approach. In addition, for this role you will need to demonstrate that you have supervisory experience and are able to manage staff that work directly with families across the 0-19 age range.
In addition to a comprehensive suite of employee benefits, this salary includes a Recruitment and Retention supplement of 15 %.
Please click here to download the full job description for this role. (Right‑click and select “Open in new tab” so you can keep the job description open while completing your application)
About You
You will need to have a solid understanding of safeguarding issues and in applying thresholds of need in relation to Children’s Services. You will also need to have a clear understanding of the early intervention and prevention agenda. The role will also involve you initially holding more complex cases prior to allocation to a 0-19 Practitioner.
The successful candidate will also have some responsibility for supporting the Early Help Assessment process, working in the 0-19 EH Hub team and where appropriate providing the Lead Professional role for those requiring complex Early Help Assessments. You will build positive relationships with partners from a variety of backgrounds, helping them to build on existing skills and experience and gain confidence in this area. Part of the role will be to promote the use of the Early Help Assessment process and multi‑agency working across the local children’s workforce, as the means of offering children coordinated support in a timely way, to prevent their needs from increasing. Supporting the gathering, analysing and understanding data around integrated working to inform service planning, development and commissioning. You will provide a quality assurance role in relation to the Early Help Assessment process.
What We Offer
* 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
* Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
* Work‑life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part‑time
* A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
* Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
* Excellent training and development opportunities
* Employee well‑being training programs including confidential employee assistance
How To Apply
Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Meera Bhayani (Service Manager) at meera.bhayani@barnet.gov.uk.
Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures, including AI detection screening, biometric ID/Right to Work checks, qualification and registration checks, up to 6 years of employment data and insights to accelerate screening, up to 5 years of employment history references, DBS checks, credit checks and social media, sanctions and occupational health screening.
To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part‑time, compressed hours and hybrid working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work‑life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply.
All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regrettably in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.
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