Cared For Social Worker

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our newly created Cared For service, as a Social Worker. You will have a caseload supporting cared for children of varying ages once their plan of permanence in our care has been secured. This includes Children who are the subject of Care Orders and living at home with parents, children who are living with kinship foster carers/mainstream foster carers, supporting and identifying rehabilitation plans, children living in children's homes both inside North Tyneside and some living outside the borough.

We have high aspirations for our children in care and so will you. In North Tyneside we take our corporate parenting responsibilities very seriously and offer the best possible service to our children to provide them with stable homes, opportunities to achieve and nurturing support as they move into adulthood. You will be committed to promoting the voice of the child and advocacy, care planning and quality transition planning to enable our cared children to thrive and meet their full potential into adulthood. You will be familiar with care planning regulations, legislation in relation to cared for children, risk assessing, reviewing and care planning procedures.

This is an opportunity for you to join a dynamic, and experienced team, who are consistently achieving outstanding outcomes for children who need our services.

You will benefit from a supportive workplace culture where our vision and values are rooted in practice.

We are a Signs of Safety authority and believe that our relational, strengths based and trauma informed approach can achieve life changing outcomes for our children and families. We offer comprehensive training and professional opportunities and we are committed to the growth and development of our staff at all stages of their careers

You will have excellent interpersonal and assessment and report writing skills.

You will be committed to our North Tyneside Values and embed these into your practice.

Our People First strategy is our promise to make North Tyneside Council an exceptional place to work, where everyone can thrive and flourish. A place where people want to work, where joining our team is an exciting prospect, staying with us feels like a great decision, and building your career at North Tyneside Council is a natural progression.

As part of our People First strategy, we are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our success and the well-being of our employees and residents. Our goal is to foster an environment where everyone feels welcome, safe and valued.

Together, we're crafting a workplace that's built on our values and a shared commitment to making a difference.
If you are passionate and committed about making a difference and want to work somewhere where you can make positive change, we will provide the right environment for you to excel.

Alongside our People First strategy, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and adults at risk of harm. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures and guidance. Within North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybody's business.

Require a reasonable adjustment? If you feel a reasonable adjustment will provide additional support in both the recruitment process and within the workplace, please indicate this to the hiring manager on your application. Declaring a reasonable adjustment will not subject you to any form of discrimination when determining which applicants are successful for interview and employment with us.

Our Carbon Net-Zero 2030 Action Plan

In 2019, North Tyneside Council declared a climate emergency. This declaration set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of the council's operations, and the borough, by 50% by 2023 and to align to the Government's net zero target of 2050.

We recognise the significant role we can play in the borough in helping to limit climate change, but we can't do this alone; we need help from all our residents, businesses, voluntary and community sectors and of course all those who apply and work for us. Together we can make North Tyneside a sustainable place to live and work for everyone in the borough.