Social Worker Cambridge and Peterborough

Cambridgeshire County Council; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional authority in Huntingdon is seeking a dynamic and creative Social Worker to join their Regional Adoption Agency. This role focuses on assessing adoptive parents and working with children to secure loving homes. Ideal candidates are qualified Social Workers with the ability to travel independently. The position offers various professional development opportunities and a comprehensive wellbeing package. Interviews are scheduled in February, with a commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Benefits

Wellbeing package

Protected time for CPD

Relocation package up to £8,000

Pay progression scheme

Refer a Friend Scheme

Support from Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence

Qualifications

• You must be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration.
• Ability to work from various locations and travel independently countywide.

Responsibilities

• Assess adoptive parents through the two stages of assessment.
• Work with children and their permanent placements.
• Support Student Social Workers during their work-based placements.

Skills

Social Work England registration

Ability to work flexibly

Relationship building

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council are delighted to share that we have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and creative Social Worker to join us in the Regional Adoption Agency.

The Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) which is a joint venture between Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, brings together the very best talent, experience and energy to increase the number of adopters across the county and give children loving and stable families.

We have a 12 month fixed term vacancy based in Huntingdon, but you will be working across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, as well as our neighbouring local authorities. If you are an internal candidate applying for this role as a secondment, you must speak to your line manager before applying, to confirm that you can be released from your substantive post.

Our social workers throw their heart and soul into transforming the lives of young people and their families. They genuinely love the challenge that every day brings..... and we love them for it.

We understand the work you do on a daily basis and we provide the support you need to make a difference to children throughout Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Christine Clipston on 07721118002 or at [e-mail]

Interviews will be held on 10th, 11th and 16th February.

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.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
• A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
• A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
• A Refer a Friend Scheme where 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

For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.

What will you be doing?

The role is in the Regional Adoption Agency is with the Assessment Team. The role offers a varied work role including assessing adoptive parents through the two stages of assessment and working with children and their permanent placements.

The team is committed to continuous learning and share our learning and resources across the team, including supporting Student Social Workers in their work-based placement. This is something you will participate with and contribute to.

About you

We're looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their local community, are curious and spot things that others might not see, enjoys building relationships and likes to explore possibilities.

You must:

• Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
• Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide, and out of county, independently

We would welcome applications from a diverse range of workers who are willing to work flexibly to enhance our existing workforce.

Please note we are not accepting applications from candidates living overseas who require sponsorship to move to the UK

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self‑organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers