Social Worker - Young People's Safeguarding

Peterborough City Council; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in England seeks an experienced Social Worker to manage complex cases directly with teenagers and their families. This role involves assessing situations, collaborating with various partners, and promoting safeguarding. Candidates should have current registration with Social Work England and strong skills in assessment, risk management, and teamwork. A supportive team atmosphere is highlighted, along with various benefits, including generous annual leave and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays

Access to a range of benefits via Vivup

Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave

Access to car lease scheme

Flexible bank holiday options

Paid volunteering hours

Access to development opportunities

Employee Recognition Awards

Qualifications

• Experience in managing risk with teenagers and families.
• In-depth knowledge of legal and policy frameworks in Children's Social Care.
• Willingness and ability to travel between locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex case load and complete statutory assessments.
• Directly intervene with young people and their families.
• Collaborate with partners from police, health, and education.

Skills

Social Work

Assessment and Planning

Risk Management

Team Collaboration

Humor

Education

Current registration with Social Work England

Job description

All about the Role

Are you a Social Worker who is passionate about working with teenagers?

Do you have the experience required to support our teams in their work to secure better outcomes for young people and their families?

Our Young People's Safeguarding Service may have just the role for you! Want to know more?

This Social Work role requires the effective management of a complex case load, completion of statutory assessments and plans, and direct intervention with young people and their families. You will work closely with partners from police, health, youth justice and education to ensure a robust safeguarding response.

All about our Team

Our teams, which includes our Exploitation and Missing Team, work alongside children aged 12-17 years who are assessed as being at risk from exploitation, mental health, edge of care, homelessness, substance misuse, and other risks outside the home. We are a diverse and dedicated team of professionals who provide a supportive environment for colleagues and encourage creativity in our work with young people. We adopt a Trauma Informed approach and utilise our psychologists within the team to support our work. The voice of the child is central to all we do and we endeavour to get alongside families and utilise their family network with our support wherever possible.

You will be joining a team full of energy, curiosity and a whole lot of experience! We need you to come on board and share your knowledge and skills with us and collectively we will continue our journey to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable young people within our local community.

Do you want easy access to complementary teams and services, ideally co-located in the same building, to make collaborative work much easier?

At Peterborough, the Housing, Children with Disabilities, Adult Social Care, Legal and other teams are all easily accessed within a purpose-built office, which benefits from large river and green space views and a city centre location that is also close to main road and rail transport links. Does this sound like somewhere you could flourish? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

All about You

• You have current registration with Social Work England
• You are experienced while still being willing to learn new things and maintain your own continuing professional development.
• You have the willingness and ability to travel between locations.
• You have an in depth knowledge of the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate social work practice in Children's Social Care.
• Your passion to work with teenagers is key, along with humour and the ability to be a true team player.
• You are an experienced social worker who is skilled in assessment and planning and all statutory duties.
• Your experience in managing risk with teenagers, their families and partners is key.

All about our Benefits

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme.

• Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
• Access to car lease scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

All about our Commitments

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] we will work with you to meet your needs.

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.

If you've already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there's no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us.