Social Workers - CSE Hub
We have unique and critical opportunities for social workers in Bradford to join the Child Exploitation Hub, working with young people between the ages of 10-18 who are considered at risk of Child Exploitation.
Salary:P03 - £40,221 - £43,421 Per Annum
Contract:Permanent
Annual Leave:Starts at 31 days and rises to max of 34 days with service. (plus, public holidays).
Excellent Pension:Defined benefit scheme with 16.8% employer contribution.
Career Progression:Tailored training and development opportunities.
Professional Support:Regular supervision and annual appraisals, payment of professional fees.
Hybrid & Flexible Working available:Lets discuss!
Flexible working offer office based three days a week minimum.
Closing Date:14 April 2024
About Us
Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April this year to bring a step change in the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear - to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we will achieve our ambition.
Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with some great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography. You can make a real difference to families and children and be an active part in delivering the service Bradford families should receive.
About the Role
We are a multi-agency Child Exploitation and Missing from Home service led by Children's Social Care, Police and Health whose primary function is to support children and young people who are at risk/ victims of child criminal exploitation and/or child sexual exploitation and bring offenders to justice.
The team is vibrant, diverse, and highly efficient, offering several evidence-based interventions to support children that have been or are at risk of exploitation. Caseloads are low within the team to enable intensive interventions to be provided. The CE Hub support within the Child in Need or Child Protection frameworks and adopt a contextual safeguarding approach working in partnership with children and their families.
We work closely with Police, Youth Offending Team, Health Practitioners, Youth services and education to initiate attitudinal and behaviour change. This results in a reduction in offending and reoffending behaviour linked to a reduction in Police intelligence, reduced remand figures. There is higher engagement with Youth offending orders, young people no longer associating with gangs, reduction of exploitation risks and improved safeguarding, reduction in missing episodes, engagement in education/employment and improved relationships within home environments.
About you
We are looking for motivated individuals with a diverse range of skills who can demonstrate a flexible approach and clear understanding of child exploitation contextual safeguarding and have a passion for working with children and families to safeguard, reduce risks. You will have good understanding of multiagency working and an ability to negotiate with partners to effect change and strengthen relationships and promote relational based practice.
Requirements:
* Recent experience in chairing meetings with professionals and family members.
* Dip. SW, CQSW, BA (Hons) Social Work or equivalent professional qualifications.
* Be registered with Social Work England (Formerly HCPC) as a qualified Social Worker
* At least 3 years recent experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and families in need to support sustained improvements.
An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
If you would like to have an informal discussion before applying, please contact Zoe.King@bradfordcft.org.uk
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