Make a Difference: Social Worker - CYPPS Quality & Improvement

Essex County Council; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Essex County Council is seeking a Social Worker for the CYPPS Quality & Improvement Team to join a centrally managed service supporting children and young people in and beyond Essex. The role emphasizes high-quality care, partnership working and continuous service improvement.

You will manage a defined caseload, assess risk, and deliver direct relationship-based work within statutory frameworks while developing plans that safeguard and promote welfare.

Qualifications

• Degree, diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent.
• Social Work England Registration as a registered social worker.
• Evidence of continuing professional development, aligned to any relevant Professional Competency/Capability frameworks or Knowledge and Skills Statements.
• Experience within a social work setting with evidence of challenging social and family situations.
• Strong communication skills and an ability to develop a rapport and engage with diverse groups of individuals.
• Developing strong relationships with partners, other agencies and the local community, to achieve joint objectives and offer a supportive framework for children and families.
• Understand delivery of value for money interventions balanced against need.
• Evidence of clear decision making in order to highlight and limit the potential risks associated with intervention.

Responsibilities

• Assess complex social care needs and provide support to children and families.
• Develop support plans that gain commitment to solutions that enable the child, young person and family to build resilience and look forward to a brighter future.
• Accountable for working within the statutory legal framework, policy and guidance and determining when the threshold for statutory intervention has been reached.
• Work collaboratively, building effective relationships with internal and external partnerships and stakeholders and the voluntary sector, to assist children and their families and carers in gaining support.
• Accountable for conducting assessments and plan responses to safeguard a child or young person and promote their welfare, including appropriate intervention as determined by need.
• Develop a child centred approach which enables early intervention and prevention and increases independence.
• Pro-actively influences in a range of inter-agency planning, decision making and case discussions.
• Communicate assessments and professional judgements clearly and succinctly both orally and in writing, including report writing and court statements.
• Work with families, communities and individuals to help people get the best start in life and age well, supporting strategic aims.
• Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Risk assessment

Decision making

Education

Degree or equivalent in Social Work

Social Work England Registration

Job description

Essex County Council is seeking a Social Worker for the CYPPS Quality & Improvement Team to join a centrally managed service supporting children and young people in and beyond Essex. The role emphasizes high-quality care, partnership working and continuous service improvement.

You will manage a defined caseload, assess risk, and deliver direct relationship-based work within statutory frameworks while developing plans that safeguard and promote welfare.