Social Worker

Young Lives vs Cancer; Bristol; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive children's charity is seeking a Social Worker in Bristol to assist children and young people diagnosed with cancer. This role involves collaboration with NHS teams and requires a recognised Social Worker qualification. The organization offers flexible working hours and a range of employee benefits including generous leave and professional development days.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Wellbeing, Thinking & Growth Days

Generous annual leave

Enhanced pension

Qualifications

• Current registration with Social Work England or equivalent.
• Experience in a social care setting and multi-disciplinary environment.
• Understanding of the impact of serious illness on children and families.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people diagnosed with cancer.
• Work closely with NHS and community services.
• Conduct needs-based assessments.

Skills

Experience working with children and young people

Excellent interpersonal skills

Education

Recognised Social Worker qualification

Job description

We're looking for a Social Worker to support children and young people diagnosed with cancer in our South West Team. We pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality support tailored to the needs of the children and young people and their families using a needs-based assessment framework. The work we do is rewarding but also complex and demanding.

You will be part of a close-knit Young Lives vs Cancer social work team, working with an established NHS multi-disciplinary team and services in the community. This role is part home, part site-based. Your contractual base will be both Home and Bristol Children's Hospital. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Responsibilities and Requirements

• A recognised Social Worker qualification and current registration with Social Work England/ Scottish Social Services Council/Social Care Wales/Northern Ireland Social Care Council
• Experience working with children, young people and their families/carers in a social care setting.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment, ideally in an NHS setting.
• Sound knowledge of child and young people development.
• An understanding of the impact of serious illness for children, young people and their families.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

About Us

Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We'll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing.

Benefits

• Flexible working: we're open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
• Wellbeing, Thinking & Growth Days: four days a year to step back from the day-to-day and focus on your own learning and development
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Great family/caring leave entitlements
• Enhanced pension
• Access to our employee savings scheme

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation - or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don't just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.