Job Description
Our vision is A Southend Where All Children Achieve Success. By joining Southend City Council as a Social Worker you will be key in making our vision a reality for all children. You will be joining a service where we demonstrate with pride that:
1. All paths lead back to the child
2. We spend time getting to know each child and their story
3. We do what we say we're going to do
4. We work with the whole family
5. No matter what, we aim to make things better
You will provide support to work to the highest standard using our model of practice, Restorative Practice, to deliver the vision. You will access a professional social work development offer, that has been designed with social workers, whatever stage you are at in your career. You will be given regular restorative supervision and separate supervision focussing on development and evidencing your SWE registration. We want everyone to take a lead in an area of interest for your team and you will explore this with your line manager.
Your new role
Southend City Council are looking to appoint a full-time permanent Qualified Social Worker for their Children Looked After Team (CLA).
Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be onsite at the Civic Centre a minimum of 2 days a week.
*This position attracts the added incentive of a one-off payment of £7,500, after you have been employed in this post for 3 years and 1 day.
The CLA team work with children once care proceedings have concluded. There is some court work around revocation of care orders, contact disputes and making adoption orders., therefore some experience of court work would be preferable.
You will be required to provide an efficient and cost-effective service to children, young people and their families, ensuring that the needs of the children and their parents/carers are professionally assessed. Investigate, evaluate and analyse information on cases, demonstrating clarity of assessment, reliability of information, evidence conclusions and realistic action plans.