Social Work Team Lead
3 weeks ago
Leadership Opportunity
Kent County Council's Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children's Service is seeking a skilled social work leader to join our team.
The successful candidate will lead a team of social workers and social work assistants, providing a high-quality initial assessment service with a clear focus on protection and safeguarding.
Responsibilities will include working closely with senior managers, KCC colleagues, and partners to deliver and improve services for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Kent and nationally.
The ideal candidate will be a champion of social care values, with a strong understanding of safeguarding procedures, legislative frameworks, and social work theories relating to child services.
They will have extensive post-qualification experience, including supervision, budget management, and joint working with partners in the statutory, private, and voluntary sectors.
Our Offer
- Full induction
- Manageable caseloads
- Annual leave allowance of 29 to 30 days (plus bank holidays and an extra day off at Christmas)
- Up to £2,000 car market premium
- £3,000 annual market premium
- £3,000 golden hello (welcome) payment
- Relocation packages up to £8,000
- Excellent local government pension scheme
- Opportunities to develop in your career
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position, requiring a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.
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