Community Care Worker

5 months ago


Buxton, United Kingdom Derbyshire County Council Full time

**About the role**

Derbyshire County Council have an exciting opportunity for a **caring and determined** Community Care Worker to join our Fairfield & High Peak team. This role offers progression and development, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to use your skills and experience to genuinely improve outcomes for children and young people.

The position is within a busy social work team with an **experienced and committed** group of colleagues, supported by a highly competent Practice Supervisor and experienced Team Manager.

We are looking for **motivated and dedicated** applicants who can demonstrate a passion for working with vulnerable individuals within society and making a difference to children and families.

What will you be doing?

The role involves a range of tasks linked to social work practice in the locality including.
- Parenting assessments
- Supporting family time
- Direct work with children
- Supporting plans for children and families.
- Engaging with other agencies and partner organisations

What skills and experience do you need?
- NVQ Level 3 in Care or equivalent, or willing to work towards once in post (refer to job and person profile for more information).
- Experience of creating rapport and building effective relationships with families.
- Knowledge of Child Protection, child development and parenting abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent assessment and IT skills.

Our Community Care Worker Role attracts a starting salary of £25,582 with annual increments to £27,493 pro rata.

We believe that hard work and commitment to your role should be rewarded, so we offer a package that will ensure you always feel supported and valued:

- Diverse range of cases providing an exciting, challenging and rewarding career
- Excellent supervision and a supportive peer network
- A development programme (specific to your role) - to enable you to gain confidence and competence in your role and regularly network with your peers across the department
- Fantastic opportunities to undertake further formal qualifications, including social worker degree, and career progression through our career pathways.
- DBS check undertaken and paid for by us

For more information on our services please visit Children and family services - Derbyshire County Council

What benefits do we offer you?
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
- travel expenses
- discount on leisure centre memberships
- free car parking at most sites
- an in-house counselling service
- occupational health service
- access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
- cycle to work scheme


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