Social Worker

North Yorkshire Council; Northallerton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK is seeking dedicated Social Workers for their Family Assessment and Support Team in Northallerton. The role involves working with children in need and collaborating with families. Candidates should be child-focused, creative, and passionate about improving children’s lives. The position offers generous leave, a pension scheme, and various fitness discounts.

Benefits

Generous Annual Leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Discounted Gym memberships

Lifestyle Savings

Additional wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Good understanding of child protection plans and legislation.
• Enthusiastic and dedicated to working with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Work with children in need and those undergoing public law proceedings.
• Collaborate with families and networks effectively.
• Utilize new technology to enhance time spent with families.

Skills

Child-focused

Creative approach

Team player

Can-do attitude

Passionate about children’s welfare

Job description

Flexible work bases and hybrid working available

North Yorkshire Council’s Family Assessment and Support Team in Northallerton is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic Social Workers to join our forward-thinking and supportive service.

In our Family Assessment and Support Teams, you will work with a range of children and their families, carers and networks. This will include:

• Children in need
• Children subject to child protection plans
• Those who are undergoing public law proceedings

A good understanding of all these aspects of the legislation, practice and court process will be needed. In NYC we have an extensive training and learning offer and will support you in your continual professional development. This includes all aspects of our defined practice model, Systemic, signs of safety and family seeing/network training.

We have high aspirations for our young people and always strive to work collaboratively with children, young people and their families, working strongly with the belief that each child and young person has a network around them which it is essential to work with.

The team is creative in the ways we work with families and no two plans look the same. The Social Workers are supported by new technology which means that more time can be spent with young people and their families. Last year, our children’s services rolled out the use of an AI Policy Buddy which enables staff to find information, check sources and generate summaries of new material. Key features of our AI Policy buddy include:

• Multi-lingual capabilities.
• Ability to provide comprehensive, cross-referenced answers tailored to specific queries.
• Ability to create bespoke guides for staff and the children and families they work with.

The team consists of a Team Manager and Practice Supervisors to support all our Social Workers in the team. The team have a dedicated business support team to enable Social Workers to spend more time with Children, Young People and their families. We have a well-defined supervision policy which includes regular group supervisions, individual supervisions and opportunities to participate in County Wide practice model sessions and engage in appreciative enquiry and conversation cafés about practice with our Principal Social Worker.

We welcome applications from both experienced professionals and newly qualified social workers. We are looking for those who are:

• Child-focused and creative in your approach
• A team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude
• Passionate about making a difference in children’s lives

Why Join us?

• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days of holiday (pro-rata), increasing to 34 days after 5 years’ service – plus public holidays.
• Pension Scheme: Save for your future with our generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Fitness Discounts: Discounted Gym memberships at various gyms across the county.
• Lifestyle Savings: Enjoy a wide range of discounts at hundreds of popular high-street and online retailers.
• And more: Additional wellbeing support, employee assistance, and development opportunities.

If you are committed to delivering a high standard of practice, we would love to hear from you.

Be the change you trained to be.

We welcome individuals looking to relocate, for further information please see our Relocation Policy.

For more information about working in Children & Families Service in North Yorkshire County Council, please see our dedicated campaign page.

For an informal conversation, we would welcome you to contact the Team Manager, Pammi Hutchinson, via email at [e-mail].

If you are interested in a career in Social Work and would like more information about this, please contact Samantha Clayton (Head of Effective Practice & QA) on [e-mail].

We have many opportunities to support people wanting to become Qualified Social Workers.

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.