Social Worker - Assessment & Intervention Team

Our Assessment and Intervention Teams are the vital gateway through which children, young people, parents/carers, and partner agencies access Children and Families services. These teams play a crucial role in safeguarding and supporting children from pre-birth up to their 18th birthday. As part of the A&I service, you will undertake incoming assessments and deliver short-term, impactful interventions with families. The focus is on supporting Children in Need (CIN) and their families through a structured three-month intervention period. You will also be involved in Section 47 child protection enquiries, working collaboratively with the police and other agencies to assess and respond to immediate risks. Where longer-term support is required, cases are transferred to our Family Support and Protection Teams. Alternatively, families may be stepped down to Family Solutions as part of our Early Help Offer, if a social work service is no longer needed following assessment and brief intervention.,

• Manage a defined caseload, working directly with children, young people, and families/carers.
• Conduct enquiries, assessments, and purposeful interventions to achieve positive change and improved outcomes.
• Undertake direct work and reviews in relation to Child Protection, Child in Need, and Children Looked After.
• Support children in achieving permanency, including those in the care of the local authority.
  
  Diploma or degree in social work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent and registration with Social Work England as a registered Social Worker.
• Demonstrable capability of practice in accordance with current professional standards e.g. Professional Capability Framework (PCF), Knowledge & Skills Statement (KSS).
• Demonstrate an ability in the application of social work knowledge, using emotional intelligence, analytical skills and act with confidence in challenging social and family situations.
• A good working knowledge and ability to use information technology and related systems e.g. Word, social work case recording systems.
• Required to work flexibly as required, very occasionally including evenings and weekends.
The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

Join us and make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families across the county. Why Essex? As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we're committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you. In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government's devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR) on our careers site. Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs. At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone. The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential. As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community, Why Essex? Essex County Council covers 1,300 square miles from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary. From the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. We celebrate difference and work to ensure that no one is disadvantaged when accessing services, employment or public life in Essex. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interviewing all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We're also committed to interviewing all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. Free to deliver big We recruit creative, ambitious, talented people, and free them up to think - and deliver - big. We've made substantial changes in recent years, reorganising how we're structured and how we work, so we can protect the most vulnerable and enable our economy to grow. Join us and you'll be trusted to take control, manage change and make a lasting impact. You'll be able to call upon external partners and suppliers to help you deliver. More importantly, talented, trailblazing colleagues - including many industry-leaders - will be right by your side to share ideas, knowledge and experience. Find out how Essex County Council is changing, and how you'll fit in. Employee Recognition & Engagement Here are some of the things we have in place to give our employees a sense of belonging, involvement and recognition. Employee Networks:
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Please note this is a part time role working 22.2 hours per week. The pro rata salary will be £21,674 to £31,100 per annum. Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It's an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years! Children and Families is recognised as a service in which social work can develop and prosper, with a culture of collaboration, integrity and compassion; promoting development and wellbeing of children, young people and their families; protecting them from neglect and abuse. Working together with partners delivering a range of early help, family support and effective social work interventions which build resilience, remove barriers and enable children and young people to look forward to a brighter future., We have developed diverse learning opportunities to support our people to grow both personally and professionally. This includes:
• A large suite of online training and tools
• Dedicated learning events such as 'LearnFest' - our flagship annual celebration of learning
• Apprenticeships for both new and existing colleagues
• Financial support to achieve professional qualifications
• Support from subject matter experts
• The opportunity to share your own expertise to up-skill colleagues
• Leadership and executive coaching
• Learning on demand
• Career pathways
Rewards and Benefits
• Family Friendly flexible Working
• Generous holiday and special leave allowances (including the option to purchase extra holiday)
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance of three times annual salary
• Volunteering leave (up to 4 days per year)
• Employee wellbeing and counselling
• Travel discounts & season ticket loans
• Learning and Development opportunities/coaching & mentoring
• Payment of professional fees for approved professions
• Eye care vouchers
• Lease car scheme (dependent on business needs)
• Up to £8,000 relocation package (subject to terms and conditions)
You'll also have access to MyReward, a unique platform for Essex County Council employees to gain various discounts and savings. Your Wellbeing