Social Worker – Children with Disabilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Do you want to make a real difference to children with disabilities and their families? Are you passionate about ensuring every child grows up with the right support that will give them the same opportunities as other children? If so please read on!

The Disability Social Care 0-25 Service has an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join our specialist Disabled Childrens Social Work North Team.

The team provide ahigh quality and effective social work serviceresponding to the needs of thechildren and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines. We assessneed, plan and deliver focused intervention to safeguard children, and promote positiveoutcomes.

This is a brilliant opportunity to be part of a lively and dynamic team on a full time, permanent basis.We are a strong team who communicate well and support each other to put children at the centre of everything we do. We would love for you to join us and experience this for yourself.

The role is hybrid with a mix of home and office working. The office is located at either Scott House, Huntingdon or Awdry House, Wisbech and Social Workers are generally expected to be here once or twice a week after their induction period. Wesupportflexible working requests from day one of employment and so we are open to discussing different working patterns, in line with the needs of the service, to help you bring your best self to work.

For more information about this role please contact Team Manager Nikki Wade on 07818 013490. Alternatively, you can email us atjoinus@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

We know that your time is precious, so our interviews will be held virtually, by Microsoft Teams, week commencing 10 November, to provide the most flexible recruitment process.

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.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensivewellbeing package to coverall aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• 6 days ofprotected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
• Arelocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
• Apay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
• ARefer a Friend Schemewhere if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, well pay you an introduction fee of £350
• Access to ourCambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE) who will support your development, enabling you to become the best practitioner you can be

For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.

You will be responsible for managing risk and supporting children and young people assessed as being children in need, at risk of significant harm or for whom the Local Authority is a Corporate Parent. You will manage a complex caseload and achieve positive outcomes for the countys most vulnerable residents.

In the Disabled Childrens team, we are dedicated to supporting you. We have separated our case and personal supervisions so that we can focus on your development and progression.

We also hold weekly wellbeing catch ups and case discussion huddles so that you can share concerns and experiences.

To be successful in this role you will have an understanding of relevant SEND legislation and policy, along with knowledge of the factors that lead to improved outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

You will be a confident and dynamic individualwhoenjoys making a difference in theirlocal community. Curious to explore possibilities, you'llspot things that others might not see andenjoybuilding relationships.

You must:

• Be aqualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
• Havethe ability towork from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire County Council

Address

Huntingdon

PE29 3AD

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)