Social Worker
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Social Worker
£38223
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Part time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 16 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 27963711016c44069f9c871b7bd612fe
Full Job Description
- Undertaking direct work with children with a plan for adoption and other permanence outcomes. You will work with all professionals around the child to maximise the success of the transition to an alternative permanent arrangement before, during and after the move.
- Presenting training to professionals and families wanting to understand the impact for their child of their early lives along with the effects of development trauma, and how children can be supported now and into the future.
- To demonstrate innovative practice to match our ambition to positively affect outcomes for all vulnerable children.
- A creative social worker, skilled in placement planning and with an ability to meet the challenges, your focus on high quality service provision will promote sustainable changes for children.
- Flexible and have a passion to further build and develop on our success is key in supporting a strong ethos of performance and development across the service.
- A relevant social work qualification.
- Social Work England registration is essential.
- Provides a county wider service to meet the needs of children.
- Works directly with children that have been adopted, under a special guardianship order, permanent fostering and link care. This role also works closely with the stage 2 adoption assessment team as they link and match children for adoption..
- We are a busy, friendly and highly supportive team with lots of creativity and passion in the work we do to support children and families., Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the 'Person Profile' section of the JPP.
- You should use the Supporting Statement template (docx).
- Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.
£34,834 - £38,223 per annum (pro rata) - Retention payment of up to £4,000
- 24 hours per week, Flexible working options available
- Fixed Term or Secondment for up to 12 months due to maternity leave
- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
- plus more!
What you will need
You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
The team
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Suffolk County Council (SCC) Post Adoption and SGO (Special Guardianship Order) Team as a Social Worker, working from West Suffolk House, Ipswich.
Are you empowered by being able to see and feel positive change?
We are looking for people like you, who share the same care, support, and dedication as we do.
Here in Suffolk, we are proud to have created an environment where social workers can achieve the outcomes, they came into the profession to do.
We were recognised as one of leading social work authorities in the UK, whose children's services are rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, "Services for children are of an exceptionally high standard. They are child-focused and make a positive difference to children's lives." (Ofsted, 2019). We have a well embedded practice framework to enable meaningful family focused help. 'Signs of Safety' enables us to do this respectfully and in collaboration with all the families, colleagues, and organisations we are working with., As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you'll enjoy: