Job Introduction
Our Social Workers make a huge difference to the lives of people across our county, and we remain passionate about investing in retaining our own and developing practice and this an exciting opportunity which offers just that.
If you are looking for more responsibility, a supportive role with your colleagues whilst continuing to support and safeguard some of our most vulnerable/high risk children and young people, then this could be just for you.
We also have a career progression framework in place to support you which also includes:
- Practice Educator Programme
- Aspiring Senior Practice Lead and Aspiring Team Manager programme
We are ambitious in our learning and development programme with strong links within the West Midlands and our teaching partnership.
You'll work within a busy Duty team, completing Initial Visits and Child Social Work Assessments following new referrals from our Staffordshire Children's Advice and Support Service (SCASS)
This is initially a 12 month fixed term contract, part of the Family Help Model Pilot from 1st October 2024.
Main Responsibility
The work will be varied, but essentially you would be dealing with all new referrals from SCASS, covering S.47 investigations, S.17 Child in Need assessments and issuing Care Proceedings in some instances.
Where an assessment concludes that a Child in Need Plan is required, the child will then transfer to our Family Hub (pilot commencing 1st October 2024).
As one of the Advanced Social Workers on the team, you will be expected to hold children in more complex situations and lead on S47's with ASYE's
The Ideal Candidate
You’ll need to be a:
- Qualified Social Worker, with with significant post qualifying experience
- Registered with Social Work England
- Have a current UK driving licence and vehicle
But above all, you’ll bring the desire to work with children and families to give them the right support, at the right time with the aim of keeping families together where it’s safe to do so.
If you'd like to discuss the role further, please contact Team Manager, lisa.sarginson@staffordshire.gov.uk or on 01543 512333.
Interviews will be held week commencing 21 October 2024
We work on a hybrid basis between the office and home working if you wish, and are not on duty, and you will be provided with a laptop and mobile phone to enable agile working.
Our office base is in the centre of Cannock with the town and several supermarkets within walking distance. Other superstores and shopping complexes are also a short drive away including the new McArthur Glen Designer Outlet and the New Life superstore, both taking around 5 minutes to get to by car.
Also a few minutes drive from the M6 exit and good free parking on site. Our Duty Hub is based here alongside 3 Assessment and Staying Together Teams, a Children in Care Team and 3 Family Practitioner Teams, which from 1st October will be a pilot for the Family Help Model.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
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