Overview
Bromley Children’s Social Care has recently been awarded an Ofsted rating of “outstanding”. You can view the latest report here.
Social Worker - Safeguarding and Care Planning Team
Salary: £39,709 to £47,509 per annum plus £1,500 annual retention payment, a £1,000 Golden Hello and lease car. Location: Bromley Civic Centre/Hybrid Working.
Job Description and Team
Looking for your next exciting adventure in social work? Bromley are seeking highly talented and ambitious registered Social Workers to join us on our journey to excellence. Bromley is committed to making children and young people in the Borough its top priority. Children’s Social Care at the London Borough of Bromley is progressing well on its journey of improvement and we are seeking highly talented and ambitious people to join us. This role provides you with a unique opportunity to be innovative and aspirational for children.
Over the past 24 months Children’s Social Care at Bromley has changed. We’ve invested in increasing our staff numbers and lowering our caseloads. As we continue to fill up our teams with permanent staff, join us on our journey whilst you still can. The Bromley caseload promise has become a reality: Social Workers in the Safeguarding and Care Planning team have an average caseload of just 12-15 children, which allows you time to focus on undertaking quality social work. You will have time to focus on the child as well as your own development and career ambitions. At Bromley we have structured career pathways from the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment up to Head of Service, so there is no journey too big or too small at Bromley.
Values and Structure
Our values and behaviours play a key part in how staff carry out the work of the Council and how we engage with partner agencies. This framework outlines the desired behaviours that align with our established values. To read more about our REAL Values and Behaviours, please click here: Values and Behaviours.pdf.
* The Safeguarding and Care Planning Service (click here)
You will join an ambitious service with strong leadership and clear lines of support. As part of the Bromley Promise, there will be a dedicated two-week induction programme, manageable caseloads, a small cluster team containing five Social Workers/Seniors and one Team Manager, and dedicated time set aside for quality reflective supervision.
We are confident that with your support, we will continue to provide good social care services to our children in Bromley as set out in our improvement and transformation plan. In return we ask that you bring your passion, dedication and skills to us.
Benefits
* Golden Hello & Annual Retention Allowance
* Merited pay scheme
* 30 days Annual Leave
* The opportunity to participate in the Local Government Pension Scheme
* Excellent training and career development pathway
* Free Car Parking at Bromley Civic Centre
* The ability to claim mileage for business trips in line with HMRC guidance
* Relocation Allowance (up to £8,000) for successful candidates relocating from overseas or the outer southeast area
* A range of salary sacrifice schemes, including for lease cars, technology equipment and for gym
* Discounts at local retailers
We are a forces family friendly employer and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and, as a disability confident committed employer, we encourage applications from people with disabilities. We will consider reasonable adjustments to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme including Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and local and national discounts.
Requirements
Applicants must have a Degree or equivalent qualification in Social Care, an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check, and be registered with Social Work England (or able to obtain registration prior to commencement of employment). Appropriate and relevant experience and post-qualification experience of children and families social work within a statutory, voluntary or independent sector organisation.
How to Apply
Please note that we do not accept CV submissions from permanent recruitment agencies. If you are a candidate and would like to reach out to the Recruitment team about this role, please email: AcquisitionRecruitment@bromley.gov.uk
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