Children's Adolescent Social Worker

Tripod Executive; Reigate; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package up to £8,000

Social Worker England registration fee

28 days annual leave (31 after 5 years

Car lease scheme

Option to buy extra leave (up to 10)

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Local government pension

Lifestyle discounts

2 paid volunteering days per year

Carer's leave up to 5 days/year

Learning & development hub

Paternity & adoption leave

Refer a friend £1,000

Job summary

Tripod Executive is seeking Social Workers to join the Adolescent Service based in Weybridge and Reigate. The role offers a salary of £48,633–£51,624 per year, including a £5,000 market supplement and a potential £6,000 early in-post payment.

A relocation package up to £8,000 is available and there is a generous pension and leave provision. The post involves working with young people at risk, in collaboration with Education, Health and Police partners, to deliver safer and more effective

Qualifications

• ASYE completed and eligible to start in the role.
• Registration with Social Work England is funded by the employer.

Responsibilities

• Support adolescents within Surrey's Adolescent Service, addressing risk and safeguarding needs.
• Collaborate with partner teams to deliver positive outcomes for young people.

Skills

ASYE complete

Social Work registration

Job description

We have a great opportunity for Social Workers to join a fantastic Adolescent Service based in Weybridge and Reigate.

The salary range for Social Workers who have successfully completed their ASYE is £48,633 - £51,624 per annum. This is inclusive of a market supplement of £5,000. We also offer a financial package of up to £6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post.

Our Offer to You

• A competitive relocation package of up to £8,000
• We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee
• 28days annual leave, rising to 31days after 5years' service (plus bank holidays)
• Access to our car lease scheme
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• Refer a friend payment of £1,000 as a thank you for finding the right Social Worker

About Us

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Adolescent Service in Surrey, which is bringing together a range services for young people including those who go missing, are involved in gang culture and are vulnerable to exploitation, including criminal and sexual exploitation. Our team includes Social Workers and Adolescent Practitioners who are focussed on achieving positive outcomes for young people. We are committed to doing things differently through implementing a brand-new model for working with adolescents, taking into account current research and best practice.

Our Progress

We are proud of our recent Good Ofsted judgement, which marks a significant milestone for Surrey. In relation to our Adolescent Service the report highlights that: "The intensive and highly effective support provided to children and families by adolescent team social workers, intensive family support workers and edge of care workers enables children to remain living with their families when it is safe to do so and in their best interests." and that: "Staff are well-trained and committed, feel highly valued and are proud to work in Surrey."

About the Role

We are looking for enthusiastic people who want to be part of the journey to help shape services in Surrey for adolescents. You will have support from a range of teams in a central hub to compliment the work that you do. This includes Youth Justice, Missing, Edge of Care and Rapid Response, Intervention Support, Risk and Intelligence and Youth Offer. As part of the latter phase of the safeguarding adolescents model, partnership colleagues from Education, Health, Police and other agencies will join the hubs as part of the commitment towards adolescents services in Surrey.

You will work with skilled, passionate, and supportive Team Managers and colleagues, looking at innovative ways to address adolescent risk outside of the home, building relationships with our families and partners so the voices of our young people are heard. If you are considering your next professional opportunity and looking for an ambitious and highly motivated employer who is continuously striving for better services for children and young people, then our Surrey Children's Services would love to hear from you