Children's Social Worker - Assessment Team
We have an exciting Social Worker vacancy in the Assessment Team. For more details about the role please see the below.
For more information, call Nathalie on 01223 475920 or email joinus@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
Job Description
We are looking for passionate and enthusiastic Social Workers who have the child's voice at the heart of everything they do to join us in our Assessment Team. Our teams are lively and fast‑paced, and we work to ensure that children, young people and families receive a positive and timely service. The work is rich, varied and allows for a high level of multi‑agency working, often to tight timelines, and the nature of our work means that you see positive outcomes quickly.
We are proud to have created a space for our social care colleagues to reflect as a team and conduct monthly individual supervisions. We recognise that the job can bring challenges and offer holistic support. You will have the opportunity to be creative with care planning and have your ideas heard.
Our team is supported by Children’s Information and Advice Officers (CIAOs) which makes administrative tasks more manageable. You will also be supported by a permanent Team Manager who will provide consistent and reliable senior leadership.
We support career progression and have a comprehensive Learning and Development team that offers bespoke training. This is supported by our Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE). The new Social Care Academy aims to improve outcomes for children and young people through support and training offered to social work students, apprentices, international practitioners, experienced social workers and those in leadership positions.
Responsibilities
Day-to-day responsibilities of a Social Worker in Assessment include:
* Act as the lead professional and ensure all matters in respect of safeguarding are dealt with promptly, effectively and in line with child protection procedures, escalating where necessary.
* Undertake assessments to identify and respond to needs, building on strength and ensuring that analysis is robust and leads to clear outcomes that can be met through SMART targets.
* Engage with children, young people, and their families to develop effective and empowering relationships which facilitate change and improve outcomes.
* Produce reports and plans for a variety of forums, including court, which are child‑focussed and reflect their experience.
About you
We're looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their local community, are curious, spot things that others might not see, enjoy building relationships and like to explore possibilities.
You must:
* Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration.
* Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently.
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.
Please note we are not accepting applications from candidates living overseas who require sponsorship to move to the UK.
Benefits
* A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family.
* 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development.
* A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies).
* A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills.
* Scalable retention payments of up to £8,147 over a 3 year period, starting after your first full year of employment.
* A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we will pay you an introduction fee of £350.
* Access to our Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE) which will support your development, enabling you to become the best practitioner you can be.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes. Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse.
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
Person Specification
General requirements: Please refer to job description above.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offences Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We support flexible working requests from day one of employment and so we are open to discussing different working patterns to help you bring your best self to work.
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