Social Worker – Children in Our Care

Redcar Cleveland; Redcar; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to join the Children In Our Care teams at Redcar & Cleveland. You will manage a case load of looked after children in various settings, working collaboratively with multi-agency partners to support families. The role includes flexible working, generous leave entitlement, and access to employee wellbeing programs.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working hours

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee health and wellbeing platform

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Passionate about working with Children in Care.
• Confident and experienced in managing a case load.
• Dynamic social worker with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage a case load of looked after children.
• Support families and complete assessments.
• Review and progress care plans.

Skills

Communication

Relationship Building

Collaboration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to join one of our dedicated Children In Our Care teams.



Redcar & Cleveland are looking for a confident and experienced Social Worker to manage a case load of looked after children who may be in a variety of settings such as foster care, residential homes or family and friends arrangements.



Do you have a passion for working with Children in Care, building and maintaining positive relationships, working collaboratively with multi agency partners, supporting families, completing assessments, reviewing and progressing care plans, supporting placements for vulnerable children and young people, putting them, their families and carers at the centre of everything you do?



Are you an experienced and dynamic social worker?



Do you want an employer who will support you to have the career that is right for you with a hybrid working approach?



If this is you - then Redcar and Cleveland is the place for you!



We offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working hours (where appropriate), membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes.



Recently we have launched a new employee health and wellbeing platform, which includes an exciting range of staff benefits, including, spreading the cost of home and electronics, bike shop, car scheme, gym membership, lifestyle savings and an Employee Assistance Programme available to all employees.



Interested? Please follow the link to apply for this post



For further information please see attached job description/person specification. Or alternatively please contact Ali Wheatley – Children in Care Team Manager 01642 444171 or [e-mail] or Toni Lawton, Service Manager for Supporting Children and Young People Through Care 01642 771677 or [e-mail]