Job Overview
Grade 9 and Grade 10
Salary: £39,152 to £46,142 per annum plus £7,000 per annum Market Forces Supplement (grade and salary subject to experience)
Are you ….
What we are looking for:
* Enthusiastic and passionate with a genuine care for helping and supporting children and families?
* Keen to make a difference to our children and work creatively to help keep families together wherever safely possible?
* A team player who wants to be part of our multi‑agency team of driven practitioners who work hard to achieve best outcomes for our children?
* Someone who can thrive under pressure as part of a fast‑paced environment?
* Someone who has ambition, creativity, and a desire to learn?
* Do you want to be supported to excel in your career through our career progression programme?
Our Family Safeguarding Service is a friendly, supportive team made up of Social Workers, Advanced Practitioners, Child Practitioners, Drug and Alcohol Workers, Probation Officers, Domestic Abuse Workers, and Mental Health Practitioners, all striving to make a difference and achieve the best outcomes for our children.
We believe our children deserve the consistency and stability in the support provided. Our service works with families right from the Front Door as part of initial assessments, supporting children on child in need plans, child protection plans, pre‑proceedings, and care proceedings. Our service will give you the opportunity to expand your skills, knowledge, and confidence within front‑line safeguarding practice, with the support of our committed and supportive management team.
Family Safeguarding is a whole family approach to working with children and families that supports parents to create sustained change for themselves and for their family. Together in Dudley we believe every family has a right to help and support for their children and our Family Safeguarding Programme supports Practitioners to creatively support families to recognise their strengths and be supported to overcome their difficulties.
If you are passionate about working with children, are motivated to make a difference, and have a desire to help and support others then we want to hear from you!
What can we offer you?
Dudley Family Safeguarding service is proud to have permanent Service Managers and Team Managers. Our managers will ensure you have regular supervisions to guide and develop your practice and help you achieve your career aspirations.
We are a service that embraces the skills and qualities that each of our social workers contribute to work together to drive best practice and keep children at the heart of all we do.
Your development will be supported through our comprehensive training offer which includes support from our Centre for Professional Practice, career development, as well as internal and external training opportunities.
We offer a competitive salary, which includes the Market Forces Payment of £7000 per annum.
We offer a range of flexible working options, including flexitime and home‑working, dependent on service requirements.
A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions.
The Local Government Pension Scheme.
All new employees receive a comprehensive induction.
A summary of all benefits for staff is attached.
Qualifications
We are recruiting Qualified Social Workers with a minimum of 12 months post‑qualifying experience.
Additional Information
For an informal discussion please contact Karen Johnson, Head of Service – Family Safeguarding at karen.g.johnson@dudley.gov.uk
So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.
Application
Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK. Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications.
Attached documents
CPF
Grade 9 JD - PS
Grade 10 JD - PS
Employee Benefits List.pdf
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