Reference: R0002615
Service Area: Children's Care
Directorate: Children's Services
Salary: £29,174 - £37,568 plus £5,000 welcome payment and option to join retention scheme
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contractual Status: Permanent
The Safeguarding and Care Planning Service have an exciting opportunity to recruit a full time Social Worker to progress children’s plans through child in need, child protection and court proceedings.
Newly appointed, experienced Social Workers will now receive £5,000 as a welcome offer to show gratitude for choosing Middlesbrough. Experienced Social Worker may also receive a Recruitment and Retention payment of 15% of your annual salary paid in a lump sum.In the Safeguarding and Care Planning Service, we provide a wraparound approach to our children who will be supported through Child in Need or Child Protection plans. We also support children’s journeys to permanence through PLO and court work, working closely with our colleagues in Legal and CAFCASS to ensure that children have the best possible plans.
We are proud of our journey so far, but we want to do more for our children so that they have the possible start in life.
This is a hugely supportive service, with dedicated managers and visible senior managers and leadership. You will benefit from regular supervision, exceptional training opportunities and be able to give back by supporting our learning environment.
The role is a challenging one, but the sense of achievement for our children is second to none.
Why work for Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough place a high level of importance on the development of our staff and the Centre for Practice Excellence ensure that all staff have access to high quality training, support and resources.Middlesbrough Children’s Services is proud of having a strong and stable leadership team as this is key to driving improvements and innovative practice.You will join our fast paced, dynamic team of social workers, bringing the right skills, knowledge and values to Middlesbrough. If you want to be part of the transformation making a real difference to people’s lives you will be passionate about working with children, operate with integrity and have a strong focus to keep children safe in Middlesbrough.We are recruiting social workers across our safeguarding, looked after and care experienced teams and we want the best. We actively seek and encourage applications from Disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME); and LGBTQ+ candidates.
We offer extensive training opportunities including a managed AYSE programme where you will benefit from a dedicated AYSE manager and excellent support to our Social Workers through progression of career grades and job advancement.Based in the centre of Middlesbrough, you can benefit from free parking, flexible working including work from home with varying patterns including working 9 in 10 days or 4 in 5 giving greater work life balance to our practitioners.Middlesbrough are also dedicated to employees Health & Wellbeing and have been awarded maintaining excellence in the Better Health at Work.You will be registered with Social Work England and prepared to work in various locations in Middlesbrough.The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Social Work Academy Team – Newly Qualified Social Workers
In Middlesbrough we have a comprehensive offer for Newly Qualified Social Workers throughout their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE). This includes 6-months in the newly established Social Work Academy. The Academy has been set up in recognition of the fact that NQSW should be provided with a high level of support, training and reflective space to prepare for practice. In Middlesbrough out NQSWs will have a reduced caseload, up to a maximum of 17 at the end of Year 1. We will offer you regular reflective one to one and group supervisions and weekly learning sessions to support you to link theory into practice.
Each NQSW will have a personal development plan, regular reviews of your progress and an opportunity to provide 360 feedback on your experience in Middlesbrough.
After 3-months in the Academy will invite you to a job fair which will help you decide which service are you would like to work in. You will be invited to express an interest in your chosen service area, NQSWs will then be linked to a ‘host’ team ready to move into post.
All NQSW are subject to a probationary period, linked to the ASYE offer. This will be reviewed formally at 12-months by your ASYE and Professional Development Manager and Team Manager.
The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Closing Date: Thursday 6th October 2022 by 12 midnight
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