Social Worker - Children's Services (Children in Care Teams)

Royal Borough of Greenwich; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking experienced social workers to join their dedicated Children's Services team. This role offers a supportive working environment with manageable caseloads and excellent training opportunities. The organization prides itself on its commitment to professional development, providing at least 50 hours of protected training annually. With a focus on equality, diversity, and inclusion, the firm fosters an innovative learning culture. Employees enjoy flexible and hybrid working arrangements, generous annual leave, and a strong pension scheme. If you want to make a real difference in children's lives, this is your chance to join a highly rated team.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Flexible working arrangements

Ongoing professional development

Excellent pension scheme

Free car parking

Reduced rate gym membership

Cycle to Work Scheme

GreenwichCard discounts

Qualifications

• Experienced and qualified social workers needed with registration.
• Strong social work values and commitment to equality and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Support children through care proceedings and permanency arrangements.
• Manage own caseload with regular supervision.

Skills

Social Work

Compassionate Mind Approach

Systemic Working

Professional Development

Education

Registered with Social Work England

Job description

We value our Social Workers. At Royal Greenwich, we offer the right support at the right time to our Social Workers, to ensure they have the necessary skills, experience and a supportive working environment to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.

This role entails supporting children through care proceedings or permanency arrangements. We have a dedicated Court progression Manager to support you during Care proceedings and an actively involved Family Finder and life story worker to ensure that we achieve timely permanence for our children. Our practice model focuses on a systemic way of working using a compassionate mind approach, with clinical facilitators attached to each team for bespoke support.

With excellent training and great benefits, Royal Greenwich is the ideal place to progress your social worker career. Our generous benefits package includes:

• Innovative and supportive working culture with emphasis on professional development and staff wellbeing and manageable caseload.
• Generous annual leave allowance in addition to ‘rota days’ equating to an additional 10 days off per year.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements with good IT equipment.
• Small teams allowing more direct support and supervision time from your Team Leader.
• Ongoing professional development, including a minimum 50 hours protected professional development each year with our innovative Practice Academy.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Essential car user free car parking (close to the workplace).
• Excellent Social Worker career progression scheme, including support from a Professional Educator and a well established Practice Academy.
• Opportunity to attend different Staff Networks including Tackling Structural Racism, Future of Work or Equality Diversity and Inclusion.
• Reduced rate gym membership.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• GreenwichCard entitling you to discounts at local businesses.
• Opportunities to join cross-sectional staff Task and Finish groups to improve practice and procedures.

We have strong social work values and well embedded corporate parenting principles with a robust commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Our small teams mean that you will be supported with regular good quality supervision to manage your own caseloads; and our Senior Leaders are supportive, visible and approachable.

Consistently Rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted, we pride ourselves on having an innovative learning culture dedicated to improving outcomes for children, young people, care leavers and their families.

We are looking to recruit experienced, qualified social workers, who are registered with Social Work England to join our stable and committed Children’s Services workforce.

Royal Greenwich is a great place to live and work. Benefiting from excellent transport links ranging from Crossrail to the Elizabeth line to the Uber boat, we’re one of the easiest boroughs to get to and navigate your way around.

Make a difference to our children’s futures, your future and ours.

Apply today.

Applications to this rolling advert are reviewed every 2 weeks and shortlisted applicants invited to interview.

When completing your application please indicate your areas of experience within social care and explain how these meet the requirements for this role.

Please see the supporting job documents for the person specification requirements for our Social Worker Level 1 and 2.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Ishara Tewary; [e-mail] 020 8921 2761.

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.