Specialist Adolescent Social Worker SHiFT Team

London Borough of Bexley; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Le London Borough of Bexley recherche un travailleur social spécialisé pour son équipe SHiFT. Le rôle implique un travail intensif et flexible avec des adolescents vulnérables, mettant l'accent sur la construction de relations solides. Cette position offre une opportunité de contribuer à des changements positifs dans la vie des enfants tout en recevant une formation systémique et un encadrement clinique.

Benefits

Formation systémique de 16 jours

Supervision clinique

Discussions pratiques hebdomadaires

Qualifications

• Travailleur social qualifié, inscrit auprès de Social Work England.
• Expérience significative dans le travail direct avec des jeunes.
• Compétences en gestion de cas dans un contexte multi-agence.

Responsibilities

• Travailler intensivement avec un petit groupe d'enfants à risque.
• Développer des relations solides et culturellement compétentes.
• Collaborer avec des agences partenaires pour intervenir efficacement.

Skills

Compassion

Capacité d'écoute

Résolution de problèmes

Travail en équipe

Education

Diplôme en travail social

Job description

Specialist Adolescent Social Worker SHiFT Team

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SHiFT Bexley is an innovative collaboration between SHiFT (a Charity that partners with public services to drive systems change) and Children’s Services at the London Borough of Bexley. SHiFT Bexley works intensively and flexibly with children caught up in, or at risk of, the destructive cycle of crime and associated behaviour, doing whatever it takes to set them on a course for success. It is part of our Specialist Adolescent Services, sitting alongside the Youth Justice Service and our Targeted Youth Service.

SHiFT Bexley is expanding its multi-disciplinary practice to include new SHiFT Guide roles for social workers - colleagues who will case-hold statutory interventions and support children for whom there are concerns around extrafamilial harm, including criminal or sexual exploitation. As a member of SHiFT Bexley, you will work intensively with low numbers of children, getting alongside them, their friends, families, and communities, and working with them collaboratively and systemically, to develop high trust, culturally competent and strengths-driven relationships that catalyse positive change. You will share an unwavering commitment to anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice and put this at the centre of all your work.

Are you a highly skilled Social Worker who’d love the chance to work intensively and flexibly with a small group of children who are caught in cycles of exploitation and extra-familial harm? Are you a tenacious problem solver, ready to do whatever it takes to set all children up for safe and bright futures? Do you go for gold in your practice, holding high aspirations and expectations and believing in children until they believe in themselves? Are you laser focused on improved outcomes and progress for children and families and do you thrive in a culture of high trust and high expectations? If so, then SHiFT Bexley - an innovative collaboration between SHiFT, a national systems change charity, and the London Borough of Bexley’s Children’s Service - is growing and we’d love you to join us.

Bexley is on a mission to put relationships at the heart of all its work with children and is investing in the intensive support that we know is needed for children caught in cycles of exploitation and related harms. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Bexley SHiFT Practice as a Social Worker, where you will work systemically with a small number of children and families over 6 to c. 12 months. You will have time to invest in relationships with children and their families and undertake high quality direct work. You will work with children and families flexibly, whenever and wherever they feel safest. You will work collaboratively with everyone important in the child’s world, including partner agencies, to intervene effectively in the spaces where children are experiencing harm.

You will be part of an expanding team and a dynamic and forward-looking wider adolescent service that is continually evolving and looking for opportunities to innovate.

You will be provided with 16 days of systemic training in your first year with the team, alongside Bexley’s wider Children’s Services training and development offer. You will benefit from clinical supervision as well as weekly, reflective Child and Family Practice Discussions with your team, supported by a Systemic Psychotherapist.

Bexley Children’s Services has adopted Signs of Safety as its practice model. This strengths and solution focused ethos of working with families and colleagues is threaded throughout all areas of Children’s Social Care. As part of your role, you will work alongside this practice framework.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Hannah Porter, Team Manager, on 0203 045 3175 or [e-mail].

Candidate Profile

You will be a qualified social worker, registered with Social Work England. You will be passionate about working with adolescents and have significant experience in undertaking direct work with young people. You will have experience of delivering successful change through evidence-based approaches with children affected by extra familial harm and their families. You will be skilled and experienced in working in a multi-agency context.

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.

Our Offer to you

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [e-mail]

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

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