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4 days ago
Vacancies have arisen for Social Workers to be based within the Support & Protect Teams. We are looking for a motivated, hard-working, and dedicated people to join our teams as a Social Worker; developing and delivering exceptional service to improve outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families.
It is really important to us that Westmorland and Furness is a great place to be a child and grow up; a place of opportunity where young people are able to live happy and productive lives and a place where young people will want to live and work in the future.
We firmly believe that all children in Westmorland and Furness deserve the best start in life, and we're looking for the right people to help make that happen.
The Role
The role is very varied as we work with families on a short term basis whilst completing assessments and on a longer term basis working Child in Need Plans and Child Protection Plans and in some cases we complete pre proceedings work and issue care proceedings. We work with all young people from birth up to the age of 18 having strong links with other agencies externally and teams in Westmorland.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for Social Workers with a 'can do' attitude who are child focussed, like to think outside of the box and are creative in their planning with children. We are looking for people who share our vision and ambition and have the ability to inspire the trust and confidence of professionals across a range of agencies. We are keen recruit those who have successful experience in a similar role and a good knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. If this sounds like you and you share our passion for the service, then apply today
We recognise that social work can be a challenging job and if you are successful you will be working in a supportive working environment that is committed to your learning and career development.
Westmorland and Furness has a strong foundation of career progression and professional development to enable our employees to take up opportunities as they arise in their careers. We will provide you with coaching and mentoring in your professional development.
If this sounds like an opportunity you would be interested in, and you're looking for a role where you can make a positive difference in the lives of children in Westmorland and Furness, then please apply today, alternatively if you want an informal chat about the role please contact
OUR OFFER TO YOU
Genuine flexible working: family-friendly patterns such as flexible start/finish times and state of the art technology support, so you can spend some time working from home.Encouragement to take your TOIL back – we mean it
Our annual leave allowance isn't bad either... 25 days per year, rising to 30 after four years' service, alongside your yearly bank holiday leave, there should be plenty of time for rest and recuperation
Manageable and Protected caseloads; We pride ourselves on giving our social workers the time and space they need to create meaningful relationships with families to get the best outcomes for children and young people we are working alongside.
Supervision; Our strengthened supervision policy supports you to build a trusting relationship with your team manager.
We have a permanent and stable management team. You will have easy and regular access to the Senior Leadership Team.
We pay your Social Work England registration fee.
Career development; get your ASYE year under your belt and automatically move to the next pay grade.
The Local Government Pension Scheme provides you with a secure future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations. The Council pays, on average, twice as much into your pension as you do and regular cost of living increases.
Child Care vouchers, Cycle to work scheme, free eye tests, car loans, car lease and so much more.
There to give you a helping hand - Specialist Inhouse Support
We have some unique teams that can offer specialist support to you in your role or create a great range of career paths and opportunities.
The Complex Safeguarding team; a team of child exploitation practitioners who support the child and young people on a one to one basis in our area who are at risk of exploitation and those children and young people who frequently go missing.
Family Resilience Team; a team of family resilience practitioners providing intensive support day, evening and weekend wrap around to families we are working with who may be experiencing really difficult times.
Family and Assessment Team; a team of child and family workers who ensure family time is supported for those children unable to live with their parents, work is completed with parents as well as undertaking specialist assessment work such as parenting assessments, PAMS assessments and Ability to Protect assessments.
Emotional Health and Wellbeing Team; delivering therapeutic life story work to the children and young people who require it and supporting social workers in their work with children who have experienced trauma.
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