Oxfordshire County Council

Social Worker / Senior Practitioner (Family Solutions Plus) OCC582691

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Job summary

Salary range: £39,186 - £46,464 per annum

Work location: Oxford, North Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire. We are an agile working organisation; you may be required to work from office base or remote locations depending on the needs of the children and young people we support

Hours per week: 37-we are open to discussions about flexible working

Contract type: Permanent

Vetting requirements: This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check

Main duties of the job

Our Family Solutions Plus (FSP) service is based on the Hertfordshire family safeguarding model and Hampshire CAST model, with Adult practitioners, Mental Health, Domestic abuse and substance misuse workers working closely with our social workers to ensure that you spend more time with children and their families.

Our FSP service has 17 teams spread over North (Banbury, Bicester, Witney), Central (Oxford) and South (Didcot, Abingdon, Farringdon, Thames & Wheatley).

  • As part of our team, you will:
  • Focus on successful outcomes using relationship and workbook approaches.
  • Empower children and young people using motivational interviewing techniques to ensure their voice is heard.
  • Engage in regular group supervision and be supported with individual supervision so that you feel well equipped.
  • Support 16-18 children as an experienced social worker and no more than 8-12 children as you progress in your ASYE programme.
  • Support fewer children if you are an oversees social worker to ensure you understand and feel confident in UK practice standards.

We have other vacancies across social care, so if you're a qualified social worker looking to explore new opportunities, we encourage you to apply.

About us

We care for you so that you can care for others.

At Oxfordshire County Council you don't just work for us you learn, grow, and thrive with us.

Our promise to Work together to help children, young people, and families to thrive underpins everything we do. Our practice approach is all about the importance of building relationships, listening, empowering people, understanding need, building on strengths and doing with.

Embark on the new year with the support of Oxfordshire County Council where our high performing team of Social Workers, Senior Practitioners, Childrens Practitioners and Managers provide the wrap around support that's essential for you to feel safe and fulfilled at work. We do this through our commitment of strengthened supervision, ongoing professional training, safe practices, and manageable caseloads, so that you can bring your best self to the children you support.

We know that when you thrive, the children we work with thrive.

Details

Date posted

22 December 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£39,186 to £46,464 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

F0069-582691

Job locations

HR Department

County Hall, New Road

Oxford

Oxfordshire

OX1 1ND


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the role, please find attached the full Job Description and Selection Criteria.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the role, please find attached the full Job Description and Selection Criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • For further information about the role, please find attached the full Job Description and Selection Criteria.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • For further information about the role, please find attached the full Job Description and Selection Criteria.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxfordshire County Council

Address

HR Department

County Hall, New Road

Oxford

Oxfordshire

OX1 1ND


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Oxfordshire County Council

Address

HR Department

County Hall, New Road

Oxford

Oxfordshire

OX1 1ND


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Family Solutions Plus

workforcsc@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Details

Date posted

22 December 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£39,186 to £46,464 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

F0069-582691

Job locations

HR Department

County Hall, New Road

Oxford

Oxfordshire

OX1 1ND


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