Social Worker – Children with Disability Team

Kirklees Council; Kirklees; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restorative Practice approach

Manageable caseloads with professional

High-quality induction and supervision

Bespoke learning & development

Job summary

Kirklees Council is seeking committed social workers to join our Children with a Disability Team within the Assessment & Intervention Service. We welcome experienced or newly qualified practitioners who can demonstrate safeguarding commitments and strong assessment, planning and collaboration skills.

You will work in a supportive environment with supervision, professional development, and opportunities to progress within our career structure.

Qualifications

• Commitment to safeguarding children and promoting welfare.
• Experience in a social care setting with ability to assess needs, plan, prioritise and evaluate.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to build relationships in a multi-agency environment.
• Ability to engage individuals, families and carers and use their views to inform assessments, plans and interventions.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant trends, policies, regulation and safeguarding.
• Proactive use of supervision to reflect on practice, explore different approaches and understand professional accountability boundaries.
• Willing to co-work and mentor less experienced practitioners.
• Willing to work towards Practice Educator Level 1 or 2 or already have a Practice Educator qualification.

Skills

Safeguarding

Assessment & planning

Communication & collaboration

Engage individuals & carers

Policy & trends knowledge

Supervision & reflection

Mentoring juniors

Practice Educator pathway

Job description

Kirklees Council is seeking committed social workers to join our Children with a Disability Team within the Assessment & Intervention Service. We welcome experienced or newly qualified practitioners who can demonstrate safeguarding commitments and strong assessment, planning and collaboration skills.

You will work in a supportive environment with supervision, professional development, and opportunities to progress within our career structure.