Advanced Social Worker, Positive Futures Care Experienced Team

Job specification

Hours:37 hours per week – Happy to talk flexible working
Salary:£49,764 p.a. plus benefits

About the role

The Positive Futures, Care Experienced Team work with young people between the ages of 16 and 25 years old who are in the care of the local authority or who are Care Experienced. 

We are looking for Advanced Social Worker Practitioner with a minimum of 5 years post qualifying experience who have worked with Looked After Children, UASC and Care Experienced Young People. You will love working to ensure that children have stability by supporting them in their homes, enabling them to learn about becoming young adults and ensuring that they are equipped with the skills they need to have successful adult lives. You will also be expected to take on social work students, provide mentoring and support the Management Team.

This is a dynamic role and we are looking for a charismatic social worker with advanced experience to work alongside our social workers and managers.

There are lots of opportunities to build meaningful relationships with young people, their carers and other professionals who will share your passion for doing all you can to ensure our young people are looked after.

We are working hard to keep those children who need to live locally, in our local area.  We do have some children living outside of the area, and we are committed to these children receiving just as good a service as those who remain in the area.

In their own words, Children in care consistently tell us what makes a good social worker is someone that:

• “Actually listen to us!”
• “Does what they said they would do”
• “Tells me what’s happening when it’s happening”

 

About You

Your aspirations should be limitless and you will be as determined and passionate about Children’s Services as we are. As a local authority, we continuously drive forward improvements in our services. We want our Social Workers to be part of our transformation, contribute to improving the safeguarding of our children, and we will make sure you have the full support network and training to do it.

You will require a Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England.  This is an advanced role so should be able to demonstrate strong statutory knowledge alongside leadership qualities.

Our teams are ambitious and proactive and we are looking for people who will share that ambition and be part of our journey.

Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).

Our commitment to your development

We are dedicated to ensuring that you can progress your continued professional development and access training and learning opportunities linked to the BASW competencies for career progression.

We have an established Social Work & Leadership Academy. The Academy aims to celebrate the best in professional practice in Social Work and Social Care Leadership. The Academy represents an opportunity for us to demonstrate how we support, develop and value the professional disciplines in Social Work and Social Care through a targeted framework of career development and learning opportunities. 

Your next package

• Relocation allowance of up to £8,000 (eligibility criteria applies)
• Competitive salaries
• Free car parking at our central Swindon campus and easy commuter links to many locations