North Lincolnshire Council
Job title:
Specialist Social Worker (Maternity Cover)
Company
North Lincolnshire Council
Job description
We are currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic social worker for maternity cover within our Children’s Disability Team. We are looking for someone who is able to work as part of a team and with autonomy. An experience working with Children with Disabilities would be desirable.Within the Social Worker role your work will include: Supporting children and families through Child in Need planning, Child Protection planning and Children in Care statutory planning. Undertaking assessments and initial Contact/Referrals to ensure that children are safe and supported. This could include Needs Assessments relating to Children with additional needs. Working closely with a multi-disciplinary team including police, health, SEND and adult social care. Advocating for children and young people to ensure their voices are heard and their needs are met.Participating in regular supervision and team meetings to support reflective practice and professional growth. Our approach, our investment in our workforce, our culture of continuous learning and improvement, as well as our friendly and inclusive working environment is what makes us stand out from the crowd. We offer agile, flexible working and in-house training with a focus on the wellbeing of our workforce.Ofsted stated in 2022 that “Children benefit from a consistently high standard of social work practice. The commitment to children as a priority for the council and across the partnership is exemplary. Senior leaders have created a culture in which social work has flourished. It is based on the importance of relationships, and of promoting children’s sense of being loved and cared for.” The successful candidate must be a qualified social worker and registered with Social Work England or be preparing to register following a completion of a recognised Social Work qualification.We recognise and appreciate the dedication of our One Council Team and offer a range of benefits to our employees. This includes – Competitive salary, up to 40 days leave entitlement (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension.(Leave subject to length of service) Salary sacrifice schemes covering cars, cycles, annual leave and more, reimbursement of costs for eye tests and glasses for DSE users, wellbeing support, development opportunities, flexible working, Long Service Awards, and much more.For further information please contact Sean Mullen or Laura Shelley on telephone- 01724 407988.We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.
Expected salary
£31586 – 45718 per year
Location
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Job date
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 05:28:22 GMT
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