Army Welfare Worker

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 206476**Salary**:

- £26,350**Grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Army**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of posts**:

- 1**Contents**:
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Location
- Woolwich, London (region), SE18 4BBAbout the job

**Summary**:

- Have you ever wanted to work at the heart of the British Military, in a role that supports the wellbeing of soldiers and their families, ensuring the operational outputs of the British Army? This Army Welfare Worker (AWW) post, which provides training to gain a Level 7 Certificate in Specialist Welfare gives you that opportunity.
- Army Welfare Service (AWS) utilises a combination of civilian and serving military Army Welfare Workers (AWW) operating in multi-disciplinary teams, to provide a professional specialist Personal Support (PS) welfare service to the Regular Army, the Army Reserve and their families.-
- This position is advertised 37 hours per week.**Job description**:

- In the role of AWW you will support soldiers and their families across the spectrum of issues that can affect Service Personnel; these include relationship difficulties, separation, domestic abuse, safeguarding, bereavement and loss. AWS seeks to support individual and family resilience through direct work, engagement with relevant civilian and MOD providers and the Chain of Command to maximise the operational effectiveness of soldiers.
- Due to the nature of specialist welfare work, this post is not suited to the flexible working scheme and is full-time (37 hours per week).
- A full UK Drivers' Licence is required for this post which requires travel to other sites in delivering the service.**Responsibilities**:

- Key Duties are:

- 1. Provide professional quality Personal Support casework to entitled military Service personnel and their families.
- 2. Receive and actively participate in regular professional supervision from the designated supervisor in line with AWS policy.
- 3. Provide relevant advice on welfare matters to the Chain of Command, including attending relevant meetings and delivering presentations/briefs.
- 4. Respond to Child and Adult safeguarding concerns according to relevant civilian and MOD policy.
- 5. Act as MOD representative at Child Protection conferences and other multi agency meetings as agreed with the senior AWS staff.
- 6. Produce Specialist Welfare Recommendation reports as appropriate and as requested by Units, within relevant MOD guidelines and policy.
- 7. Act as Placement Mentor to trainee AWWs when required, undertaking necessary relevant training.
- 8. Liaise closely with relevant civilian agencies to facilitate collaborative working and share information in accordance with relevant Policy.
- 9. Work within and implement Social Work for England guidelines (or equivalent for relevant devolved administrations)
- 10. Work in accordance with appropriate MOD policies and procedures, AWS Standard Operating Instructions and within the Army Code of Confidentiality.
- 11. Undertake other duties within the terms and conditions appropriate to the grade and role as directed by the Line Management/Functional Management chain.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension
- Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
- Please note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.- MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey - we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.Things you need to know

**Security**:
- See our vetting charter.- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Ability and Experience.- As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business crit