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Hertsmere (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£45,441 - £50,512
Job Title: Consultant Social Worker
Starting Salary: :£45,441per annum + £6,875 market enhanced payment progressing to £50,512per annum + £6,420 market enhanced payment PLUS £1k one off welcome payment* - Pay Increase pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: Hertsmere
Contract Type: 12 months Secondment
Directorate: Childrens Services
In Children's Services, we believe that the children and young people in our care deserve the best. And that means ensuring the social workers who work alongside them are trained, supported, and highly motivated.
As an innovative authority, we are committed to developing motivational social work practice and you will be trained to work in this way. You will be working at the forefront of best practice to deliver first class support to vulnerable children and families which will expose you to managing complex and diverse caseloads.
By changing our approach to families, they are changing their approach to us and we are managing to keep far more children at home safely with their families.
With dedicated Diversity & Inclusion strategy and focus groups, we promote diversity and inclusion across the delivery of services and within our workforce.
We will offer a stimulating working environment, regular supervision meetings and training opportunities to help you to reach your full potential with the assistance and guidance of our specialist L&D teams.
The pandemic has brought about changes in the way we work and having learnt from this and from feedback from our staff and communities, we are embedding important principles around 'Our Way Forward'. The overarching vision for Children's Services is that we work in a 'flexible and balanced' way with a focus on 'continuous improvement'; this is underpinned by a 'mix and blend' approach by adopting hybrid ways of working, balancing the need for collaborative workspaces with the right technology for staff to work from home and touchdown areas where this is right for you and for our families. Within Hertsmere 1 Family Safeguarding team, we are made up of Team Manager, Consultant Social Worker(s), Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Children's Practitioners and Family Practitioners.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join our Hertsmere1 Family Safeguarding Team as a Consultant Social Worker.
This role will include holding a small caseload of complex work and supports development into a management role in the future.
This will include conducting supervision meetings and supporting other members of the team and providing management cover in the Team Manager's absence.
The role will require you to support social workers in their practice and development, this could go on to include court work.
About You
Essential:
Knowledge of/or care proceedings and court experience
To read more about our service and opportunities available visit our Childrens Social Work page
This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC12 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles - Health and social care
To hear more about this opportunity please contact Denise Stafford for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: w/c 21st October
Benefits of working for us
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
Starting Salary: :£45,441per annum + £6,875 market enhanced payment progressing to £50,512per annum + £6,420 market enhanced payment PLUS £1k one off welcome payment* - Pay Increase pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: Hertsmere
Contract Type: 12 months Secondment
Directorate: Childrens Services
In Children's Services, we believe that the children and young people in our care deserve the best. And that means ensuring the social workers who work alongside them are trained, supported, and highly motivated.
As an innovative authority, we are committed to developing motivational social work practice and you will be trained to work in this way. You will be working at the forefront of best practice to deliver first class support to vulnerable children and families which will expose you to managing complex and diverse caseloads.
By changing our approach to families, they are changing their approach to us and we are managing to keep far more children at home safely with their families.
With dedicated Diversity & Inclusion strategy and focus groups, we promote diversity and inclusion across the delivery of services and within our workforce.
We will offer a stimulating working environment, regular supervision meetings and training opportunities to help you to reach your full potential with the assistance and guidance of our specialist L&D teams.
The pandemic has brought about changes in the way we work and having learnt from this and from feedback from our staff and communities, we are embedding important principles around 'Our Way Forward'. The overarching vision for Children's Services is that we work in a 'flexible and balanced' way with a focus on 'continuous improvement'; this is underpinned by a 'mix and blend' approach by adopting hybrid ways of working, balancing the need for collaborative workspaces with the right technology for staff to work from home and touchdown areas where this is right for you and for our families. Within Hertsmere 1 Family Safeguarding team, we are made up of Team Manager, Consultant Social Worker(s), Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Children's Practitioners and Family Practitioners.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join our Hertsmere1 Family Safeguarding Team as a Consultant Social Worker.
This role will include holding a small caseload of complex work and supports development into a management role in the future.
This will include conducting supervision meetings and supporting other members of the team and providing management cover in the Team Manager's absence.
The role will require you to support social workers in their practice and development, this could go on to include court work.
About You
Essential:
- Qualified and Social Work England Registered
- Experience of staff supervision and management
- Comprehensive knowledge of the challenges associate with working with Children and their Families
- Thorough knowledge of care proceedings and court experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy, and procedures
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft IT package
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Regular Access to a vehicle
Knowledge of/or care proceedings and court experience
To read more about our service and opportunities available visit our Childrens Social Work page
This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC12 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles - Health and social care
To hear more about this opportunity please contact Denise Stafford for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: w/c 21st October
Benefits of working for us
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
Closing date: Tue 08/10/2024 at 01:00
Job reference: HCC26234