Social Workers - Family Help

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market supplement

Retention bonuses

Generous leave

Long service awards

Hybrid working

Job summary

Sandwell Children's Trust is seeking a qualified social worker to support the Families First model in Sandwell. You will work with education, police, health and voluntary partners to provide the right help at the right time.

You will be registered with Social Work England, have ASYE completed and at least 2 years post-qualifying experience in a Children & Families setting, and you will build strong partnerships to support children and families.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Social Worker with Social Work England.
• ASYE completed with at least 2 years post-qualifying experience in Children & Families.
• Strong ability to analyse information and make informed decisions.
• Good knowledge of child development and safeguarding standards.

Responsibilities

• Work with education, police, health and voluntary partners to provide the right help at the right time.
• Contribute to the Families First model and collaborative practice.
• Promote change in family life and outcomes for children and families.

Skills

ASYE completed

Social Work England registration

Children & Families experience

Decision making

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Want to make a difference to children and young people in Sandwell? Be part of the biggest change to Children’s Services in decades, by joining our exciting, new child-centred Family Help Model.

We’re looking for passionate professionals who want to influence the future of Family Help in Sandwell, with the ambition of keeping children together with their families where safely possible.

Get in touch if you’re a confident, reflective and experienced children’s services professional looking for an opportunity to:

• influence a new way of working
• be part of a supportive partnership practice model
• improve outcomes for children and families across Sandwell.

This is an exciting time to join us in a challenging role(s) working closely with education, police, health and voluntary sector partners to provide children and their families the right help at the right time before problems grow.

Our Families First pilot scheme colleague told us: “Working in this new, collaborative way helps me build stronger partnerships to support children and their families to find the best solutions to suit their lives.”

• A market supplement of £2,500 per annum.
• Retention bonus of £2,000 in year 1, £3,000 in year 2 and £5,000 in year 3.
• Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition plus your birthday off
• We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
• Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.

£41,013 - £52,317 per annum* and a relocation allowance of up to £6,500* plus, excellent benefits. Additionally, we pay a retention bonus of up to £10,000 over 3 years.

Hybrid Working - full time 37 hours per week

Fixed term contract until 31st March 2028

About you:

• You will need to have a recognised professional Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England.
• Have completed your ASYE and have at least 2 years post qualifying experience of working as a Social Worker in a Children & Families setting.
• Have a good level of experience of working in a children and families setting;
• Have a good knowledge of minimum standards and be able to achieve our expectation for promoting change in family life;
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to analyse information and make informed decisions;
• Good knowledge of child development.

Please visit The Sandwell Deal via this hyperlink

https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/

Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people.

pre-employment checks will be carried out in line with the Department for Education KCSIE Guidance 2022.

*Pay rate is inclusive of market supplement

*Terms & Conditions apply for relocation allowance