Children's Social Care Practitioner

Peterborough City Council; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Peterborough is seeking a passionate Social Care Child Practitioner to support children and their families in care. This role involves working closely with young people, promoting their welfare, and ensuring their voices are heard. The ideal candidate will have experience working with children and the ability to approach situations relationally. Benefits include generous annual leave, access to development opportunities, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays

Sick pay and local government pension scheme

Access to a range of employee benefits

Opportunities for development

Paid volunteering hours

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and understanding their challenges.
• Ability to work relationally and within a family-valued approach.

Responsibilities

• Support families and children in care and promote welfare.
• Work alongside qualified social workers and partner agencies.
• Undertake direct work with children and support development.

Skills

Working with children

Relational approach

Communication

Job description

All about the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Corporate Parenting Service as a Social Care Child Practitioner. The Corporate Parenting teams support children and their families through children in our care and young people who are preparing to leave care or have left care. You will work alongside qualified social workers to support in promoting the welfare of children and young people, their families and the services they receive. The role will be to work directly with families and young people in our care and community. You will be supporting parent/carers to develop their skills in developing routines, boundaries and managing behaviours that challenge. You will also be undertaking direct work with children and young people to ensure their voice and views are at the heart of everything we do. The role will involve extensive interactions with key partner agencies, including education and health, to further promote and achieve sustainable change within children and young peoples lives. The role will involve direct work with children, young people and adults in an array of settings.

All about our Team

The Corporate Parenting Service is dedicated to supporting children and young people who are in care, preparing to leave care, or have already left care. The teams work closely with families, promoting welfare and ensuring that the voices and views of children and young people are central to everything they do. Practitioners collaborate with qualified social workers and key partner agencies.

All about You

We are looking for someone with a passion to support and enable every child and young person to experience safe and supportive care to reach their full potential. The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges, children, young people and their families face. Someone able to work relationally and in a family valued approach with our Children and Young People.

All about our Benefits

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme.

• Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
• Access to car lease scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

All about our Commitments

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] we will work with you to meet your needs.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.