Social Worker - Integrated Adolescent Service
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Social Worker - Integrated Adolescent Service
Join to apply for the Social Worker - Integrated Adolescent Service role at Lewisham Council
Job Description
Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!
Job Description
Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!
We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
Introduction
We are looking for a Social Work qualified Practitioner to join the innovative Integrated Adolescent Service. They will join the new Contextual Safeguarding & Housing Pathway Team to undertake statutory social work assessments for 16/17year olds who present to the borough due to risk of becoming homeless. In some cases, these will be children who are affected by extra familial harm and the criminal justice system.
What’s the role?
The service is committed to prevent offending, reduce re-offending, and safeguard children from intra and extra familial harm. We have achieved this through innovative practice and delivery of several government funded initiatives such as Turnaround, Engage, Your Choice, the National Referral Mechanism pilot, and an in-service Health & Wellbeing Hub.
Lewisham was chosen to be a DFE Pathfinder authority to test the social care reforms. The Integrated Adolescent Service have led the testing of the Multi-agency Adolescent Protection & Adolescent Family Help Teams to establish improved pathways for children at risk of extra-familial harm or with other vulnerabilities typically experienced by adolescents. The appointed person will work closely with colleagues across the service, in housing and across the partnership.
We are committed to using relational and strength-based approaches as we recognise that this works best for children affected by extra-familial harm, the criminal justice system and on the edge of care. We aim to be Trauma Informed, Anti-Racist and use Restorative, Contextual Safeguarding & Signs of Safety Approaches to deliver interventions to children and their families.
The ideal candidate should have excellent skills in engaging vulnerable adolescents, technical knowledge of children in need of help and protection and children looked after. In addition, they will be well versed in the Southwark Judgment case law, leaving care criteria and legislation relating to housing. They candidate must also have excellent report writing skills and ability to assess risk and develop effective multi agency intervention plans.
What’s in it for you?
Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:
* Generous holiday allowance
* Local Government Pension scheme
* Flexible working and family friendly policies
* Season ticket and bicycle loans
* A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
* Supportive staff networks
What We’re Looking For
In Lewisham Children’s Social Care, we know what good social work looks like and we are passionate about creating the right conditions and culture for good practice to thrive.
* Families are respected and supported to stay together, whenever there is safety.
* Families will tell us they understand why we are involved.
* Children will tell us their social worker has made a difference to their lives.
* Children who are in our care know we care, and we won’t give up on them.
* Young people who have been in our care feel confident about their future.
We have taken a whole system approach to improving our services to children and young people in our borough using ‘Signs of Safety’ as our practice model. Ofsted recognised the progress we have made noting that:
* Staff talk positively about their manageable caseloads, regular supervision, team meetings and access to a range of training, including the social work model of practice.
* Senior leaders demonstrate a clear focus on hearing the voices of children to develop and improve services.
* Leaders know the service well. They have a clear understanding of areas for development that are being appropriately addressed.
Location
The job is primarily based in Laurence House, Catford, London, SE6 4RU, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.
Special conditions
* Relevant social work qualification is needed
* Social Work England registration is required for this job
* Must be 2 years post qualified for this role
* The job is subject to a DBS check (Enhanced)
The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.
Applicant handbook- please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.
For an informal discussion about this job, please contact (Marcia.Lee-Chang1@lewisham.gov.uk)
Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification
Please click here for our Vision and Values
Please click here for the Letter from the Director
Salary
£44,430 - £46,437 per annum (SW / SCP 31-33)
N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.
Diversity
Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident 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
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