social worker

You'll have expert knowledge and skills as an experienced senior social worker that will make you best placed to assess and manage high levels of risk, and you'll be solution focused in your approach to put effective safety plans in place to safeguard children.

You'll supervise a small team of family support workers within our Family Support Service and oversee the out of hours support offered within Children's Social Care.

In return we'll offer benefits such as flexible working arrangements, a suite of IT equipment to help you in your role, as well as clinical supervision, senior management training and development opportunities. This role is also subject to a £4,000 market supplement (pro rata).,

• A Senior Social Worker to teenagers (12-18) who are considered edge of care under a Child In Need Plan.


• Chair Child In Need, Professionals and Strategy Meetings as part of a multi-disciplinary team which will inform assessments and care plans for young people.


• Work closely with colleagues to fulfil duty responsibilities as advised by the Team Manager.


• As a Senior Practitioner you will offer support and supervision to colleagues within your service.


• Contribute to raising and maintaining standards of professional social work within a social work team, develop areas of specialist practice, offer expert advice and supervision to less experienced staff.


• Delegate on behalf of the Team Manager.
  
  A qualified Social Worker (holding a social work degree or equivalent) registered with Social Work England with at least 3 years post qualifying experience.


• Ability to think outside the box, able to challenge others and make evidenced based decisions.


• Enthusiastic and committed to building a culture based on excellence and collaboration.


• Leadership and management skills to support others in developing.


• Enjoys working with teenagers in a child first approach.


• Should you be offered the role, as part of the pre-employment checks an Enhanced DBS will be actioned for you (unless you are on the DBS Update Service).


• For this role you are required to have a full UK driving licence and provide evidence of your vehicle insurance with business cover and use of a vehicle. If you are successful, you will be required to supply evidence of your licence prior to starting the role.
  
  Being part of Children's Social Care at Milton Keynes City Council means being part of a single service dedicated and willing to go the extra mile to keep children and their families together., Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.


We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.

We're very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.

We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it's time for a new role.

If you'd like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.



• Excellent pension - everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.



• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.



• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.



• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.


Our roles are either designated 'site based' or 'home based'. 'Site based' roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst 'home based' roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.