Social Worker - Level 1 & 2 - Childrens Services Locality Services

jobs24.co.uk; Shefford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking local authority is seeking dedicated Social Workers committed to making a real difference in the lives of children and families. With a strong focus on improving outcomes, this role offers the chance to work closely with families, applying innovative social work theories and practices. You'll manage diverse caseloads, engage in multi-agency collaboration, and provide high-quality assessments that lead to meaningful change. Join a team recognized as an employer of the year, where robust training and support are provided to help you thrive in your career. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a service aspiring for excellence, ensuring every child receives the support they deserve.

Qualifications

• Mindful of children and families' needs with at least one year of post-qualifying experience.
• Strong understanding of social work theories and models.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload, visiting families, and conducting direct work with children.
• Chair multi-agency meetings and liaise with professionals for vulnerable children.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Social Work Theories

Multi-agency Collaboration

Child Protection

Case Management

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Central Bedfordshire Council is looking for Social Workers who are passionate about getting it right for children and their families the first time. The Local Authority's Children's Services department is aspiring to progress from the current 'Good' Ofsted rating to be an 'Outstanding' Children's Services, ensuring that our children and young people have the best support and achieve their best outcomes. Children's Services at Central Bedfordshire Council has been awarded social work 'employer of the year'. Families have told us there are too many transition points for children and we have listened. Social Workers now support children from assessment onwards enabling them to build up meaningful relationships with families and create lasting change. We focus on ensuring children receive timely support and reduce the number of children we have coming into local authority care.

We are recruiting Social Workers who have at least one year's post qualifying experience and a good understanding of how to apply different social work theories and models, which support ideas and the delivery of imaginative ambitious interventions that improve outcomes for children, young people, and their families. Working with us, you'll be able to take advantage of our robust training offer to develop and progress within our service. We are proud that Central Bedfordshire enables workers to gain a vast amount of experience working with families at child in need, child protection and court work. You will have:

• Experience in managing a varied caseload of children, visiting families, and completing direct work with children to understand their views and lived experiences.
• Experience chairing multi-agency meetings and liaising with a range of other professionals to support our most vulnerable children.
• Proven experience having an impact on families in achieving positive outcomes for children.
• Excellent verbal communication skills to enable you to communicate effectively with children, parents, and other agencies, and the written skills to present high-quality assessments and reports.
• A passion for delivery of high-quality services and interventions to vulnerable children.