Salary
£68,590 & excellent benefits (Pay Award Pending)
Want to find out more about working in Rotherham? Here are some reasons why you'll love it...
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY – Why Rotherham, Why Now?
Now is the time to show your ambition and progress your career by joining Rotherham Council’s Children and Young People’s Service as the Principal Social Worker.
If you are passionate about helping children and young people achieve their potential, this could be the perfect job for you now!
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced social work manager with practice leader experience to join us on our continuous improvement journey. You will play an instrumental role in driving social work practice at a time of change and linking with all services across our children and young people’s service to deliver positive outcomes for children, young people, and their families. You will be joining an Ofsted-judged good local authority that is ambitious and aspirational for our children and young people, embracing creative and innovative ideas that have an impact. You will receive excellent support and supervision, along with other local authority benefits. If you want an opportunity to demonstrate your practice leadership skills and make a difference, this is the role for you.
Key benefits of working at Rotherham Council’s Children and Young People’s Service
We believe moving to Rotherham will bring you the challenges and rewards of working in a busy directorate. In return for your dedication and drive, we offer:
* A place on a dynamic and committed leadership team that welcomes innovation
* A bespoke social work operating model – the “Rotherham Family Approach” which includes strength-based approaches and restorative practice – an opportunity to lead and implement this approach.
* An organizational culture where children are central to our conversations and decision-making – right child, right care.
* We are a relatively small authority with a senior leadership team that takes time to know frontline staff, listen to their views, and celebrate their excellent work with four Heads of Service.
* A strong, integrated early help service with established links to social work teams.
* A highly competitive salary
* Generous annual leave entitlement with flexible working options, including some remote work.
* Support for your career ambitions, with broad opportunities for development and progression within the service.
* A comprehensive training program, including professional development courses to support your growth.
* Access to Research in Practice and new initiatives through regular staff events.
* An engaging bi-monthly “Staff Engagement Event” featuring celebrations and keynote speakers
* A learning-oriented culture with an in-house Learning Academy providing creative learning opportunities.
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