Social Worker - Assessment

Liquid Personnel; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package up to £8,000

Flexible working from day one

Wellbeing package and CPD days

CARE Academy (CARE) development

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Social Worker for its Assessment Team in Cambridgeshire. The role offers a salary of up to £43,516 per year and a relocation package of up to £8,000 for eligible applicants.

Flexible working options are available and you will join a team dedicated to high professional standards and continuous development. You must be a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration and able to travel countywide.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
• Ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred planning to capture views, wishes and feelings of children, young people and families.
• Commit to high professional standards and continuous learning.
• Support safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

Education

Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration

Job description

Job Title:Social Worker - AssessmentLocation: Cambridgeshire
Pay Rate: up to £43516 per annum ( dependent upon experience)

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Social Worker for its client's Assessment Team base in Cambridgeshire.

What will your responsibilities be?

• We believe in giving Children, Young People and their Families choice, control and flexibility in how they manage their support needs, and the right to access inclusive services and be part of their own community. Our Children’s Social Workers use Person Centred Planning approaches in seeking the views, wishes and feelings of those in our community.
• We are passionate about making a difference and do all we can to make the lives of our Children, Young People and their Families better. We are committed to high professional standards, continuous learning and we enjoy the challenges the Social Worker role brings.
• We currently have vacancies in Wisbech, Ely, Cambridge and Huntingdon. This is a rolling campaign and we check applications daily, so don’t wait to apply!
• In Children’s Services we are working to reshape what we do and how we do it. Why not be part of it?
• Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Wesupportflexible working requests from day one of employment and so we are open to discussing different working patterns to help you bring your best self to work.
• A comprehensivewellbeing packageto coverall aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• 6 days ofprotected timeeach year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
• Arelocation packageof up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
• Apay progression schemeto enable Social Workers to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
• Salary up to £43516
• Scalable retention paymentsof up to£8,147(Social Worker) and£9,118(Senior Practitioner) over a 3 year period, starting after your first full year of employment for staff in our Assessment, Family Support & Safeguarding and Corporate Parenting Teams
• ARefer a Friend Schemewhere if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350
• Access to our Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE) who will support your development, enabling you to become the best practitioner you can be

Qualifications & Experience:

We're looking for confident and dynamic individuals whoenjoy making a difference in theirlocal community, arecurious and spot things that others might not see, enjoysbuilding relationships and likes to explore possibilities.

You must:

• Be aqualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
• Havethe ability towork from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.