Suffolk County Council are currently seeking Newly Qualified Children’s Social Workers and therefore welcomes the application from those willing to relocate to Suffolk. The Council is offering exciting benefits for the right candidates including the possibility of a sponsorship.
Suffolk County Council offers a dynamic range of career opportunities to individuals seeking fulfilling roles. The council is committed to providing flexible working arrangements that support employee well-being and work-life balance. With a focus on making a positive impact on the community, Suffolk County Council encourages talented individuals to join its team and contribute to the region’s development.
Position: Newly Qualified Children’s Social Workers
Salary: £32,076 per year
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Ipswich, UK
About the Role
Suffolk County Council is committed to delivering exceptional care and support to children and young people. The council seeks highly motivated Newly Qualified Social Workers to join its teams. Recognizing the challenges of the role, Suffolk County Council provides a supportive environment, including regular supervision and comprehensive training programs to facilitate professional growth. This commitment to employee well-being aims to empower social workers to deliver the highest quality of care.
The Council has opportunities available for Newly Qualified Social Workers across the following teams:
Social care teams working with children subject to s17 and s47 assessment, a child in need, and child protection plans
Child in care teams working with our children in care, both children in long-term placements and subject to care proceedings.
Main Duties
- Communicating and engaging with children, young people and their families, with colleagues and with communities.
- Work directly with children, young people and families using the Suffolk Signs of Safety and Wellbeing framework.
- Where required by the role, to act as Lead Professional for named families, being the key contact with the family and liaising with other professionals to provide a joined-up response.
Assessment, Planning and Review
- Use Suffolk signs of safety principles, disciplines and tools.
- Where required, to participate in CAF, multi-agency assessment, Statutory Assessment and other relevant assessment processes.
Effective Practice
- To work alongside children, young people, parents and families where there are early signs of social, emotional, health or behavioural issues to bring about sustainable improvement.
- Where required by role, take responsibility for managing cases and holding appropriate levels of risk, overseeing the input of support workers where involved.
- Work within the service guidelines, statutory guidance and legal frameworks.
- To respond to needs identified with the family by identifying and delivering evidence-based interventions as required.
- To work with families with complex problems where statutory intervention is required under the guidance of senior Social Worker, Lead Professional or Health Colleagues as appropriate.
- Engage in individual and group supervision with managers and practice leads.
- Where the role requires, to mentor and/or supervise junior colleagues or students and facilitate individual and group supervision with team members.
Reporting and Accurate Recording
- To maintain up to date records and data using electronic devices and systems as directed and to provide reports as required.
- To contribute to ensuring successful completion of Quality Assurance processes within team.
Information, Advice and Signposting
- To provide information and signposting for children, young people and families to relevant universal and specialist services in the local area and beyond where appropriate.
Multi-Agency and Partnership Working
- Actively build relationships and networks with other professional groups and services in the locality.
Managing Risk and Safeguarding
- To identify risk and safeguarding concerns and escalate immediately where appropriate.
- To undertake other tasks allocated by manager or senior colleagues, in keeping with the responsibilities of the grade:
- Work in accordance with the Council’s statutory responsibilities, policies and service procedures and comply with equality and diversity policies, procedures and legislation.
- Maintaining customer confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act and SCC guidance.
- Participate in performance appraisal and consultation with team managers as required.
Qualifications
Qualifications and professional memberships
- Suitable qualification at graduate level or equivalent experience in a relevant area of work.
- A relevant Social Work qualification and a Social Work England registration.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Values and personal qualities
- Demonstrates a passion for making a positive difference for Suffolk.
- A strong commitment to fairness and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
- Strives to continuously improve in everything they do, taking the initiative to learn and develop.
- Brings creativity into their work through innovation and openness to change.
- Specialist knowledge skills and experience
- Ability to use initiative within boundaries of the role.
- Demonstrates knowledge of Signs of Safety and a broad practical understanding of and skills in using solution focused approaches of intervention.
- Ability to effectively apply solution focused approaches to deliver successful outcomes.
- Ability to clarify risks and concerns and focus on solutions to create a climate in which change can happen.
Benefits
- Visa sponsorship may be available to those residing in the UK
- Up to 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays per annum, pro rata for part time
- An uplift of 3 additional annual leave days, pro rata for part time
- 3 protected CPD days per annum
- Access to a relocation package of up to £8,000, a car leasing scheme and a welcome loan of £2,000 for all new Social Workers moving to Suffolk
- Free on-site car parking in all council buildings
- Flexible working options and our commitment to supporting health and wellbeing
- Detailed induction programme, including mandatory Signs of Safety training
- Staff networks which are open to staff, councillors and partners that share similar characteristics, life experiences, values and beliefs.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should CLICK HERE to apply
Application Deadline
August 31, 2024 (11:30 PM)