Social Worker - Social Work with Families - Grade 11-14 (£45,510- 53,607) + £10k Welcome Payment

Social Worker / Advanced Social Worker – Social Work with Families (SWwF) – Children – Croydon Council

Grade 11-14 (£45,510- 53,607) + £10k Welcome Payment

Permanent – 36 hours per week

Welcome Payment – £10,000

Retention Payment – £2,500

Hybrid working

Job Purpose

We would welcome you to come and work in a vibrant and culturally diverse community that supports our social work staff to deliver excellence in their practice. We want Social Workers to join us that are motivated to strengthen families, putting children at the centre of everything that we do.

Social Work with Families brings together people working for children who are subject to child protection plans, children in need, and Children Looked After. Children who may be in the Public Law Outline process or Court proceedings. We work in a small Locality service, with your Team Manager, Business Support Officer, and colleagues who will support you to use your skills and knowledge to create the best possible outcomes for children and families in Croydon.

The London Borough of Croydon is innovative from the work environment, computer systems to our practice. It’s a great place to work as a social worker. Croydon has a growing population which benefits from good transportation systems and wonderful restaurants. It’s the right time to be joining us; we are embedding systemic practice, and the investment that we have received is enabling Social Work with Families to have a manageable caseload, business support integrated into our structure, and unqualified practitioners supporting child in need, allowing social workers to do the direct work with children.

This is an opportunity to grow your skills and be part of a supportive community that will develop your career, as well as make a difference in shaping the way we support children and families.

Essential Requirements

We are looking for confident Qualified social workers, that are Social Work England Registered and that have completed their ASYE and who can demonstrate their skills, resilience, and experience in:

• Making relationships to create change
• Identifying and working with our families’ strengths
• Managing complex cases
• Skilled in managing complex families and competent in representing children in court demonstrating empathy and maintaining professionalism
• Your experience of working in a statutory setting is desirable however not essential
• Working directly with children, young people, and their families evidencing multi-agency partnerships with a robust understanding of thresholds of need
• Excellent analytical and writing skills and the ability to incorporate our systemic practice model which builds on families’ strengths with a focus on protective factors
• Effective time management skills to deliver within expected timeframes

Why Join Us

Croydon people and staff are diverse, and we celebrate difference through our focus on anti-racist and anti-discriminatory practice. We are committed to delivering excellent social work practice and services to our children and families.

More reasons to join us:

• Our teams consist of experienced Social Workers at various levels
• Join a highly diverse workforce
• Reflective supervision is actively promoted and supported
• The ethos at Croydon is very much about working together to make positive change
• Caseloads of Social Workers are very manageable enabling managers to know children well & ensure high standards of practice
• You will join a small established team who can help you settle in and offer their expertise

Benefits

You will be valued for your skills and expertise, supported by the team of experienced professionals, as well as the management at Croydon Council, one of the largest employers in the borough. We also offer:

• Highly competitive compensation package
• Accredited Systemic Practice training
• A range of CPD opportunities
• 29-31 days (grade equivalent) annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays and option to purchase more
• A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%
• Continuing Professional Development – genuine opportunities to grow, develop, and specialise in your career
• Management development programmes
• Investment into your wellbeing
• Access to Employee Discount scheme with a range of programmes (Cycle Benefit Scheme, GymFlex, Retail Discounts, and more)
• We promote flexible & hybrid working arrangements where possible to support a healthy work-life balance

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Closing date: Sunday 29th December 2024 @ 11.59pm.

Disclaimer

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check which allows them to work with children.