Supervising Social Worker - Short Break Care

Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A Healthcare Recruitment Agency is looking for a committed Supervising Social Worker to join the Short Break Care team in Guernsey. The role offers an attractive salary range of £58,444 to £66,950, and includes benefits such as relocation support and a flat income tax rate. Ideal candidates will have UK registration and experience in Children & Families services, focusing on foster care and family placement.

Benefits

Higher-than-UK salary

Flat rate 20% income tax

No Council tax or VAT

Relocation payment of £5,000

Initial staff accommodation allowance

Qualifications

• Must have a current full UK statutory registration as a Social Worker.
• Experience in working within the Children & Families sector is essential.
• Understanding of family placement and supporting foster carers.

Responsibilities

• Operate as a Supervising Social Worker in the Family Placement Service.
• Recruit and support foster carers and short break carers.
• Develop and deliver the Short Break Care Service.

Skills

Qualified Social Worker with current full UK statutory registration

Experience in Children & Families Social Work

Knowledge of family placement work

Clean driving license

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a committed and experienced Supervising Social Worker to join the Short Break Care team, within Children & Family Community Services on the beautiful Island of Guernsey, in the Channel Islands. The salary for this post is £58,444 up to £66,950.

Responsibilities

• operate as a Supervising Social Worker in the provision of an effective Family Placement Service
• undertake the recruitment, assessment, review, training and ongoing supervision and support to a range of foster carers, short break carers for children with disabilities, kinship carers and prospective adopters.
• lead responsibility for the ongoing development and delivery of the Short Break Care Service for children with disabilities and will support a range of short break carers.

Context

The island of Guernsey is in the Channel Islands and has a population of 65,000. It has some of Britain\'s finest and best-kept beaches, an especially mild and sunny climate, and an offbeat, historic harbour town in St.Peter\'s Port, the island\'s capital.

The States of Guernsey delivers a diverse range of healthcare; their Social Work service provides an excellent Children and Families Service, supported by Social Workers recruited to a very high standard. This includes undertaking work with children subject to care requirements in accordance with the Children (Guernsey and Alderney) Law 2008. The Law has introduced fundamental and significant changes to how concerns relating to children and young people are dealt with and is based broadly on the Children’s Hearing System in Scotland.

Person requirements

• Qualified Social Worker with current full UK statutory registration
• Current or recent Children & Families Social Work experience
• Knowledge and understanding of the role of foster carers, short break carers for children with disabilities and adoptive parents and experience in the specialism of Family Placement work.
• Be in possession of a clean and current car driving licence; own vehicle required, (mileage expensed at full rate)

Benefits

The benefits of working in Guernsey include:

• A higher-than-UK salary.
• A flat rate 20% income tax.
• No Council tax or VAT
• A relocation payment of £5,000*
• Temporary initial staff accommodation then a generous allowance for private rental accommodation*
• A continental lifestyle, where the people are friendly, and crime is very low.

*Full T&C in relocation directive

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