Experienced Child and Family Social Work

4 days ago


Gateshead, United Kingdom Gateshead Council Full time

**Children’s Social Work Practitioner**

Grade I/J

Salary £36,459 - £42,501 (which is inclusive of a 5% recruitment and retention allowance)

We have a full-time time Social Work opportunity for an experienced social worker to join the Looked after Children and Young People Service. You will need to be able to encourage, support and engage with children, young people, parents and carers to promote participation in all aspects of service delivery.

At Gateshead our vision is that all children and families, regardless of their background, are at the heart of everything we do - ensuring all children can thrive and meet their full potential.

As an employee of Gateshead Council you will benefit from:

- Great transport links with the use of reliable and frequent public transport and have access to a discounted Annual Pass. You will also have use of Co-wheel pool cars and access to the Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
- A generous annual leave package. You will also have the opportunity to purchase up to 10 days extra leave via our Annual Leave Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
- Access to the flexi scheme which will allow you to work a 9 day fortnight
- Being a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Eligibility to access a range of other staff offers and discounts such as:

- Reduced rate membership for GO Gateshead Leisure Services
- Health Shield which provides a wide range of innovative products that help to improve long-term health and wellbeing via a health care plan.
- O2 open discount scheme
- Virgin Media partner discount scheme
- Dell Advantage discount programme

By pursuing your career with Gateshead Council, we can also guarantee you will have:

- A senior leadership team that listens and care about you and your work
- Your base in the same building as all social work teams, allowing support not just from your allocated team but all services.
- Hybrid working - both working from the office base and home working
- A culture which takes pride in and actively celebrates social work.
- Excellent opportunities for career progression, whether you are a newly qualified social worker completing your assessment and supported year in employment with the support of our Social Work Academy, or a more experiences social worker looking to broaden your experience in order to step into management.
- A protected time employee induction scheme.

We are an Ofsted “Good” rated local authority and in a recent Focussed Visit in September 2021, inspectors told us:

- “Gateshead's highly skilled, committed and caring social workers and their managers in the front door teams provide sensitive, innovative child-centered help and protection to most children seen during the visit. Continuously strong, ambitious and effective senior leadership has resulted in sustained improvements._
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- Closely aligned, mature professional partnerships work together effectively to safeguard children from harm._
- There is consistent and commendable evidence of continuous innovation and improvement during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Senior leaders are fittingly proud of their staff's commitment and determination throughout this period to see vulnerable children and their families face to face._
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- Staff report that they feel valued in their work and professional development and that their personal well-being is prioritised.”_

You will have experience of working in a statutory children and families social care setting in either safeguarding and/or working with looked after children & young people. Experience in assessment and analytical report writing is also essential.

You will have an understanding of child exploitation and be willing to take the lead on this across care, wellbeing and learning and will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills with partner agencies

A current driving licence and access to a car or means to mobility support is also an essential requirement of the post.



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