Social Worker

3 days ago


South Croydon, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Social Worker / Advanced Social Worker - Family Assessment Service

Salary: (£44,019 - £52,116) + £2,500 Retention Payment

Working Hours: 36 hours per week

Type: Permanent

About Croydon Council:

Croydon Council is dedicated to providing exceptional support to children and families and is seeking experienced and passionate Social Workers to join its expanding Family Assessment Service. The team is committed to delivering high-quality care and support to vulnerable children and families in a forward-thinking, supportive environment where social work is valued and nurtured.

The Role:

Social Workers in the Family Assessment Service will play a key role in supporting children and families through various assessments and interventions. This includes conducting Child and Family Assessments, collaborating with partner agencies to ensure children’s safety, and creating family plans that empower positive change. Social Workers will manage complex cases, ensuring high standards of practice while working on cases received from the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub.

Key Responsibilities:

Conduct Child and Family Assessments and create family intervention plans.

Undertake S47 Child Protection Enquiries.

Work closely with children, families, and multi-agency partners to ensure safeguarding.

Apply a systemic practice model focused on family strengths and protective factors.

Ensure timely and effective delivery of assessments within expected frameworks.

What Croydon Council is Looking For:

Croydon is seeking qualified Social Workers who are registered with Social Work England and have completed their ASYE.

Ideal candidates will have:

Experience in building relationships with families to create positive change.

Expertise in managing complex cases.

Proficiency in conducting assessments and working directly with children and families.

Strong engagement with partner agencies in safeguarding and service delivery.

A robust understanding of thresholds of need and multi-agency collaboration.

Why Choose Croydon Council?

Reflective supervision and an experienced team committed to professional growth.

Caseloads that allow focus on high-quality practice and understanding of children and families.

Opportunity to work within an accredited systemic practice model that prioritizes strengths-based work.

Continuous professional development, accredited training, and management development programmes.

A commitment to anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practices in a diverse workforce.

Benefits:

Competitive salary and retention payment.

Generous leave: 29-31 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase more.

Pension scheme with 20% employer contribution.

Employee discount schemes, including cycle benefits and retail discounts.

Hybrid working and flexible arrangements to support work-life balance.

Investment in wellbeing and ongoing development.

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