Social Work Assistant

Kent County Council; Ashford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Ashford seeks a full-time Social Work Assistant for its Disabled Children's Team. The role involves assessing the needs of disabled youth and supporting Social Workers. Applicants should have experience in Children's Services and excellent communication skills. The position offers a blend of remote and office work, with significant training opportunities provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in Children's Services is essential.
• Ability to travel across a wide geographic area in a timely manner.
• Motivated with a commitment to delivering quality service.

Responsibilities

• Assess the needs of disabled children and young people aged 0 to 17.
• Support the role of Social Workers and manage an allocated caseload.
• Collaborate with colleagues and key agencies like Health and Education.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work with disabled children and young people

Job description

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Kent County Councils Strengthening Independence Service is recognised for the outstanding support provided by its Practitioners whose care and commitment shines through their work (Ofsted 2022).

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Social Work Assistant in the Disabled Childrens Team South within the Strengthening Independence Service. This is an exciting time to join a growing and dynamic team as we build and consolidate good practice in this area of social work.

You will be involved in assessing the needs of disabled children and young people aged between 0 and 17. Our team consists of Social Workers, Senior Practitioners and Social Work Assistants and you will be required to support the role of the Social Workers within the team and also to have an allocated caseload yourself. You will be required to work closely with our colleagues in the Disabled Young Peoples Social Work teams and other key agencies such as Health, Education and the voluntary sector.

As a relatively new service there is an extensive training and development programme in place and you will be provided with support and opportunities to further develop your own knowledge and skills with regular supervision.

You will be highly motivated and demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills to deliver the highest quality service to young people with disabilities, their families and carers. Experience in Childrens Services is essential.

Kent County Council offers a hybrid working model with a combination of home and office working. The contractual base is in Rainbow Centre, Ashford. The team covers a large geographical area and there would be an expectation that you are able to work flexibly across the whole area covered by the team. Ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.