Children's Social Worker

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Southwark Council Full time

The role

Full time, 36 hours per week,

Basic salary up to £47,736 per annum

29 days Holiday – rising to 36 days with continuous service

We are currently seeking outstanding Social Workers, to join our Safeguarding & Family Support, Assessment & Intervention and Care/Care Leaver services, who have the professional potential and personal attributes that our families need, can share our commitment to improving outcomes for all children and young people and tackling injustice, inequality and racism.

About Southwark:

We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

Children & Families

Our most recent Ofsted inspection was graded as ‘good’ in all areas. The children in our care said we are a “special council and are like a family to them”.

“Staff enjoy working in Southwark. Their morale is high, and they appreciate the high level of support, the career progression opportunities, the learning and development offer and the ambition that the organisation has for them.”

Ofsted, November 2022

At Southwark Children’s Services, we pride ourselves on doing our vital job differently. Our systemic, holistic, family-centred approach sits at the core of our values. Our endlessly supportive, collective, colleague-centred culture underpins everything we do to protect vulnerable children across our borough.

“Children are at the heart of practice in Southwark.”

“Staff have time to work intensively with families when needed, and to reflect and consider ways to improve children’s lives”

You can read more about our approach, our offer to staff and our services at our website here

Your vital role

We will assign you a manageable number of cases that allow your natural skills and expertise to flourish. You will:

Work directly with children and provide a clear and accurate assessment of the needs of the child and their family Conduct interviews, develop observations and gather information from children, families and other agencies Devise, implement and review plans, including the development and management of protection plans within a child protection framework, care and pathway plans. Ensure all statutory responsibilities are well managed, including visiting children, arranging reviews and reporting to the court.

What you bring

We are looking for impressive experience of direct social work with children and their families. You will also bring:

The ability to formulate and implement effective social work interventions Experience of preparing reports and presenting these in contested court proceedings Knowledge and understanding of child development, parenting capacity, environmental issues, and risk and protective factors A recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England You must have successfully completed your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment With recent post-qualifying experience in the UK in a social work role within a statutory setting, working with children and families, and attendance at appropriate training

This is an excellent opportunity to shine in an ambitious, well-resourced, well-regarded and stable social care environment.

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