Social Worker – Children Looked After Team

Job title:

Social Worker – Children Looked After Team

Company

Achieving for Children

Job description

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about usSocial Worker – Children Looked After TeamWe are offering a £3,000 annual market supplement for this role!If you have a passion for promoting the best outcomes for children for whom we are corporate parents for and have a range of creative skills in engaging children of various ages then consider applying for a role whereby your efforts could have the difference to a young person!All social workers within the Permanency service are offered the opportunity to undertake meaningful direct work such as life story work and the work we undertake can make life long differences to their lives. We are looking for enthusiastic, committed social workers who have the passion and the drive to make a positive difference to children’s lives and can help motivate the networks around our young people to achieve excellent standards of care and support to our young people.AfC offers a hybrid way of working with the main office based in Kingston where you will support children and young people aged 0 to 18. Internal applicants will be considered for a secondment.Operational areaKingston and RichmondPrimary place of workGuildhall 2, Kingston upon Thames KT1Appointment typePermanentBusiness areaChildren’s Social CareFull time/Part timeFull-timeSalary from£39,951 (SCP29)Salary to£42,840 (SCP32)Hours36Estimated Interview date/sTBCClosing Date30/11/2024Ref No1672Documents(PDF, 591.94kb)About the roleYou will act as a corporate parent to our children and be the lead professional. It will be key for you to understand and champion the views and wishes of our children and young people so that they may be supported to reach their full potential.You will work alongside other professionals, to ensure that a child and/or young person receives appropriate care, education and health services, and any other support needed to ensure their needs are appropriately met.Supporting children living with relatives, friends of foster families and prospective adopters or children living in children’s homes and young people in semi-independent units. You will be responsible for ensuring the child or young persons safety and supporting them towards independence by:

• Undertaking regular statutory visits
• Completing and updating assessments
• Care Planning
• Working as part of a professional network to meet the needs of the children and young people

If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role please contact hiring manager Elzanne Smit onAbout youWe are looking for a candidate who possess the following qualifications and skills:

• Educated to a degree level with the relevant social work qualification
• Appropriate understanding of statutory legislation for example the Children Act
• Planning skills for assessing and reviewing children and young people’s needs and
• Planning packages of care across a range of cases
• Experience in managing an allocated case load
• A passion for Achieving for Children’s vision, mission and values to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives

About our benefitsWe are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month(Or for term term workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract.)
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
• Flexible working options – helping to keep a good work life balance
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of staff benefits and discounts
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children . For our social work offer .Important InformationStart dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).For more information about AfC: Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Expected salary

£39951 per year

Location

Kingston upon Thames – Richmond, Greater London

Job date

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 05:07:54 GMT

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