Social Worker - Family Safeguarding

OFSTED highlighted that children in need of protection, and those with more complex needs, receive appropriate support from the family safeguarding teams. And for most children, it was highlighted that risks and needs are identified, and interventions are provided at the right level. But we always want to improve and expand the Family Safeguarding team, ensuring we keep caseloads at a manageable level and for that reason, we are recruiting one experienced social worker.

You believe in the power of the Family Safeguarding approach; with multi-disciplinary teams and positive results, delivered through significantly better outcomes for some of the most vulnerable and at-risk children.

You are an experienced, qualified social worker (with current SWE registration) and want to be part of a flagship for children's service innovation.

You thrive in diverse, supportive teams and want to feel empowered to make important decisions, flexing your creative muscle to solve challenging situations with innovative solutions.

You want easy access to complementary teams and services, ideally co-located in the same building, to make collaborative work much easier - at Peterborough the Housing, Children with Disabilities, Adult Social Care, Legal and other teams are all easily accessed within a purpose-built office, which benefits from large river and green space views and a city centre location that is also close to main road and rail transport links., You have a diploma or degree in Social Work or equivalent and have completed your ASYE.
You are a diligent and detail oriented individual.
You are experienced while still being willing to learn new things and maintaining your own continuing professional development.
You have a driving licence and a willingness and ability to travel between locations.
You have an in depth knowledge of current legislation and guidance.

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…

Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
Access to car lease scheme
Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

We believe that our Social Worker in Family Safeguarding should be rewarded with a market leading salary and generous retention bonuses that reward your hard work. At Peterborough these yearly lump sums are on top of your salary and include:

- 2.5% of your starting salary payable on the 1st anniversary of your start date
- 7.5% of your starting salary payable on the 2nd anniversary of your start date
- 10% of your starting salary payable on the 3rd anniversary of your start date
- Fixed lump sums payable every year thereafter depending on your grade

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