Consultant Social Worker - Nuneaton

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A community service organization is looking for a Consultant Social Worker in Nuneaton to lead a multi-agency team in providing assessments and support for families in need. The role requires a professional Social Work qualification and at least four years of experience, particularly in children's social work. The successful candidate will supervise staff, make evidence-based decisions, and mentor both students and colleagues. This position offers a competitive salary and generous benefits including flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Supportive management

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in supervising students or mentoring colleagues.
• In-depth experience in children's social work.

Responsibilities

• Assist team manager with safe evidence-based decisions.
• Provide consultation and mentoring to less experienced staff.
• Deputize for the team manager as required.

Skills

Excellent analytical skills

Good communication skills

Ability to build relationships

Education

Professional Social Work qualification

Job description

About the Team:

We are a Family Help Team and work with a range of families including those in need of Family Help Assessment, Targeted Early Support, Children in Need, those who are on the Edge of Care or Child Protection and Court, and children in care until they have a plan of permanency outside of their parents care or with a plan of reunification home. Our Family Help Team is multi-agency with Family Support Worker, Family Practitioners, Social Workers, Systemic Consultants, PCSO's and soon NHS Nurse - all working together to meet the holistic needs to our families to reduce risk and keep families together.

We work with families under the principles of Restorative Practice to identify plans which meet each individual family's needs and is used with every family, to help them identify positive change in order to develop a plan that works for them. If you would like to join a team which constantly strives to achieve the best outcomes for the children and families we work with, embraces newsocialwork practices and is committed to providing a supportive learning environment forsocialworkers to develop their skills and practice then we want to hear from you.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

About the Role:

Bedworth and Nuneaton Family Help Team arerecruiting for the role ofConsultantSocialWorkerwithin the Duty & Certification Team. You will need to have a minimum of 4 years post qualification and have experience of supervising students or mentoring colleagues.

• To assist less experienced socialworkers and family support workers by providing consultation, oversight, supervision, and mentoring. This will include specific practice support to students and newly qualified socialworkers in their Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) and other colleagues to ensure that their practice is developed, and embedded.
• To assist the Team Manager to be able to make safe evidence-based decisions relating to improving outcomes for children and families through the effective use of supervision.
• To assist the Team Manager with work allocation, undertake professional staff supervision (one-to-one and group), workload management, prioritisation, and staff performance appraisals alongside undertaking direct observations of practice within the agreed policy and supervision procedures.
• To deputise for the Team Manager, as required.
• Under the direction of the Team Manager, to co-work on complex cases and undertake joint assessments where the degree of risk and profile of the service user requires greater volumes of experience and expertise.
• To attend a range of meetings on behalf of the Team Manager, including but not limited to, Strategy/ Legal/Public Law Outline (PLO) meetings, Initial Child Protection Conference (ICPC), Review Child
• 37 hrs per week
• Based at The Hilary Road Centre, Hilary Road Centre, Nuneaton, CV10 9AD
• Easy access to motorway, local town centre & amenities

Click here to download our Why work for Us Brochure

Key Requirements:

• Monday to Thursday 9am till 5.30pm & Friday 9am till 5pm
• Professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW))
• In depth experience in children's social work and experience of complex cases
• Have excellent analytical skills with ability to make well informed decisions
• Can record and produce concise, effective, and accuratereports
• Have good communication skills with the ability to build relationships, engage with children and families

Applicants for the role will need a professional Social Work qualification and Social Work England Registration.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

Consultant Social Workers:

Up to £53,769 per annum (Includes a £3,500 pro-rated annual market supplement which is subject to pension, tax and NI deductions Ts&Cs apply).

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below:

Consultant Social Worker - Grade O

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make:

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information:

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Lakbir Tahir – [e-mail]

Closing Date: 9th January 2025

Interview Date: 16th January 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more