Childrens Social Worker (CWD)

Bury Council; Bury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the United Kingdom seeks a passionate Social Worker to support children with disabilities. This role involves direct engagement with families and understanding the complexities of caring for children with disabilities. The ideal candidate will possess a Social Work degree and relevant experience, ensuring vital support and safeguarding processes are followed. The organization offers training, competitive benefits, and a commitment to work-life balance. Join the team to make a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Local government pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with a degree in Social Work is essential.
• Experience working with children with disabilities in a social work capacity is mandatory.
• Knowledge of Direct Payments and commissioned services to support families.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to children with disabilities and their families.
• Work with PLO and Court Proceedings related to safeguarding children.
• Be involved in the Hertfordshire Family Safeguarding model implementation.

Skills

Experience with Children with Disabilities

Knowledge of disabilities impact

Safeguarding processes

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Children with Disabilities

Become a Children With Disabilities Social Worker for Bury and help with our ‘Let’s Do it for Children’ vision.

Apply for one of our Social Worker posts now!

About the role

We are on the start of a journey in Bury and doing things differently. Social Workers are such an important part of our journey, and we promise to develop your skills and support your learning. We want the best talent in Bury and need practitioners who help influence the services we are developing. We want to help you to grow, deliver confident practice with protected caseloads and be the best you can be.

We are one of the first Authorities in the North-west to be pioneering the Hertfordshire Family Safeguarding model of working with families and training will be provided to learn new skills such as motivational interviewing. You will be working alongside Adult practitioners, giving you more time and scope to work with children.

Working collectively, we prioritise support, training and development to serve within a child centred practice. If you are enthusiastic about children, young people and their families and want to work and develop your practice, then we want to hear from you!

We currently have vacancies across all main service areas. Are you a qualified Social Worker who is passionate about improving lives for children? Then come and join us in Bury.

We want to invest in you, and we have a clear vision around succession planning for our most talented workers. At the heart of everything we do are the children and young people of Bury. We want staff who can form relationships, seeing the strengths in families and building on those assets, always looking for solutions to support families to live together safely and for children and young people to thrive.

We listen

We hold monthly Voice of the Workforce meetings where we discuss how we can resolve practice challenges and create better conditions for social work to thrive.

We encourage work-life balance

We want our Social Workers to have enough time to relax, spend time with family and friends, and feel good, so that they can do their best at work.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

What We Are Looking For

Do you have previous experience in working with Children with Disabilities in a social work capacity which is essential to ensure our families feel appropriately supported. The role will include Inherent Jurisdiction / Family Courts and Court Of Protection work along with Deprivation of Liberty and completing Mental Capacity Act assessments.

You will need to have a strong background in direct work with children and young people, particularly in relation to children with disabilities, obtaining their voice through the use of a variety of methods.

You will need knowledge of disabilities and the impact that caring for a child with a disability can have on the whole family along with exploring appropriate support mechanisms. A thorough understanding of Direct Payments and commissioned services to discuss these as support services for families.

Experience of safeguarding and safeguarding processes including PLO and Court Proceedings is also required due to the nature of the role. Our team supports Children and Families from referral until they are 18, including Children Looked After, Child in Need and Child Protection.

Specific Benefits for Social Workers

• 37-hour full time working week with a range of opportunities to work flexibly which we are happy to discuss
• Pay increases in line with your continued professional development and opportunity to earn more through taking on additional responsibilities such as Practice Educators and Advanced Mental Health Practitioners.
• Focused Investment on Values and Behaviours through Our ‘Let’s Do It Strategy’ to maximise Organisational and Community Engagement
• Nurturing training programmes available, including Aspiring Managers Programme and accredited Best Interests Assessor training and opportunities to develop new and specialist skills.
• Highly competitive local government pension scheme
• Greater Manchester Combined Authority continuous service commitment.
• A range of flexible and adaptable working initiatives to maintain a healthy work life balance
• Re-imbursement of the annual £90 Social Work England registration fees (conditions apply).
• Free parking where you work - worth £860 a year for qualified Social Workers who work from town centre locations where there is no ready access to free parking, plus car mileage.
• Supportive integrated teams and a friendly working environment, working within the exciting Family Safeguarding model of practice.
• Professional supervision to a high standard.
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years), plus an additional day of leave over the Christmas period and the option to buy an additional 10 days on top of that.
• Employee discount scheme which provides discounts with local business within the borough as well as a cycle to work scheme, car lease scheme and chance to purchase a range of goods with the costs taken from your salary over up to 2 years.
• Employee Assistance Programme, to support you through challenging times, with things like free counselling, financial or legal advice.
• Refer a Friend Scheme where we offer you £150 for the successful completion of your friend’s probation period.

About Bury

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application / CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

Benefits of working for Bury Council

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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.

We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children / care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

Next steps

Come and join Team Bury!

If you feel you can use your experience to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you! For an informal discussion about the role please contact Halley Griffin, Head of Service, on 0161 253 5023 or [e-mail].

We’ve improved our interview process too - Shortlisting and interviews will be carried out on a weekly basis, so you’ll get a quick response to your application, and we have regular interview days.