Homeless Families Co-ordinator
5 months ago
Homeless Families Co-Ordinator (Qualified Social Worker)| London Borough of Havering* - East London
- Assistant Team Manager / Deputy Team Manager level Social Worker required for a specialist role as 'Homeless Families Co-Ordinator'
- Hybrid working
- Office base: London Borough of Havering*
- You must have a social work qualification and full SWE registration as well as relevant experience to be considered
- Up to £40ph
"Children's Social Care in Havering is a fast improving service, innovating within the sector and has a clear vision on what are and how we achieve positive outcomes for children, young people and families.
We are on an upward journey to deliver outstanding support to people who need our services and our staff. We are achieving this in a range of ways;
Delivery of accredited systemic practice across the whole workforce within the Social Care department. This is delivered in partnership with the Institute of Family Therapy.
Two DfE funded Innovation Programmes focused on trying new ideas and changing how we work.
'Obsessions' where we focus on particular areas to strengthen them with our current focus on Assessments.
Close working with partners to develop a DfE funded Teaching Partnership across East London.
Strong partnerships across the UK, developing new tools and exchanging ideas.
A Social Care Academy which defines the support and offer to all social care staff.
A staff forum allowing the workforce across all of Children's Services the chance to engage with their areas and senior management.
Our offices are centrally located in Romford Town centre, with excellent transport connections. We are only 20 minutes from London Liverpool Street Station. Romford is in the hub of the Havering and our centralised bus system enables easy transports links across the entire borough. We offer onsite subsidised car parking, easily accessible within the M25, A12, A406 and A127.
Homeless Families Coordinator
Our primary responsibility within the Assessment team and this role is promotion of better understanding of the nature of issues causing homelessness and the potential longer term impact for children in these families. The families we assess often present with a range of complex issues. An essential part of our approach is understanding intergenerational factors affecting parental capacity and using our systemic model of practice to build resilience within families.
We promote a hybrid model of working for our social care staff, with a flexible approach involving working from our town hall campus/hubs. In this role, you are expected to work from our town hall campus when you are expected to come into the office for team meetings and other development days - and at the request of your manager. We are encouraging increased face to face working for teams as we know how important this is and all meetings with children and family take place face to face.
Our services are diverse, and we have exciting and stimulating opportunities for everyone and various career pathways you can explore. No two days are ever the same, as you'll be working with a number of children, young people and families who are all facing different and at times complex situations.
About You
Substantial post-qualification experience as a social worker (minimum three years), including child protection work.
Experience of working with children and families including complex assessments and statutory work.
Ability to offer specialist advice and guidance on homelessness to the Children's Services workforce. Knowledge and expertise of the factors that increase risk of homelessness, and signs of vulnerability.
Good and current knowledge of the national and local developments regarding housing, homelessness and no recourse to public funds, and the likely impact of these.
Pay
It will paid within the London Pledge Advance Practitioner rate."
To be considered, it is essential that you have a recognised Social Work qualification (Social Work Degree or Diploma in Social Work) and full Social Work England registration as well as recent or significant relevant experience in a similar role.
- Permanently employed Social Workers are restricted from undertaking an agency role with a London Pledge Borough for a 6-month period following departure (if leaving perm role with London Authority, they cannot move to an agency role with another London Authority for 6 months)
- 3 weeks' notice period may be required (at discretion of manager/council)
- Agency workers must have complete 2 years post AYSE (3 years PQ total), before they can be considered for agency roles within London
Caritas Recruitment are a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers at all levels. We supply Qualified Social Work staff to over 150 local authorities, UK wide, on a permanent and temporary (locum/contract) basis.If you know of someone who might be interested in this vacancy please ask them to get in touch; we offer a £300 referral bonus sche
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