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Social Worker - Children's Residential

Employer
Essex County Council
Location
England, Essex, Colchester
Salary
Up to £0.0000 per annum
Closing date
29 Jan 2025
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Social Worker - Children's Residential

Permanent, Full Time

£36,101 to £48,622 per annum

Location: Colchester

Working Style: Community-based worker

Closing Date: 26th January 2025

Interview Date: 13th & 18th February 2025

This position is open to Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs) and experienced Social Workers. (The starting salary for a NQSW is £33,885 per annum and this will rise to £36,101 per annum on successful completion of the ASYE programme).

The Opportunity

At the heart of our community, you'll find Children and Families, a beacon of collaboration, integrity, and compassion. We are dedicated to nurturing the growth and wellbeing of children and young people, shielding them from neglect and abuse. Our mission is to work hand-in-hand with our partners to deliver a spectrum of early help, family support, and effective social work interventions. Our goal? To build resilience, dismantle barriers, and empower children and young people to envision a future filled with promise and potential.

Essex County Council is investing in and expanding its portfolio of internal children's residential homes. These homes will serve as safe havens, offering stable, short-term, and supportive placements for young people aged 11-17 years, who, for the time being, are unable to live with their birth families. By joining us, you'll be making a profound difference in their lives.

We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated Social Worker to work across a number of group care and solo homes in the areas of Colchester and Basildon. This will be part of a multi agency team, with a psychotherapist and teacher alongside an extensive residential staff team.

Key Responsibilities: Work with young people and families that are receiving a service, support young people to return home when safe to do so or transition on to longer term, stable placements. Complete assessments and reports where required to support young people's care and move plans. Be a part of the management teams across multiple homes. Work in partnership with internal and external agencies. Support the children's homes on call system.

Assess Needs & Devise Plans: Assess complex social care needs and create tailored support plans for families.

Legal Adherence: Ensure all actions comply with legal frameworks for statutory intervention.

Collaborate & Support: Work with various stakeholders and partners to provide comprehensive support to children and families.

Child-Centred Approaches: Develop strategies for early intervention, prevention, and fostering independence.

Influence & Plan: Play a key role in inter-agency planning and decision-making, contributing to case discussions and interventions.

Clear Communication: Articulate assessments and professional judgments clearly, both orally and in written reports, including court statements.

What We Offer:

A Supportive Environment: Work in a team that values collaboration and mutual support.

Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning and career development.

Impactful Work: Make a real difference in the lives of children and young people.

If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills and dedication to support children and families, we would love to hear from you!

Apply now and be a part of our mission to build a brighter future for children and young people.

Requirements:

  • A recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England.
  • Continued professional development in line with relevant competency frameworks.
  • Experience in challenging social and family situations.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with diverse groups.
  • Building strong relationships with partners and the community to achieve shared goals.
  • Understanding the balance between cost-effective interventions and meeting needs.
  • Demonstrated ability in clear decision-making to manage potential risks associated with interventions.
  • To read more about us please visit: Children & Families

    Please take a look at our 'No Magic' Children & Families video

    Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

    We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

    As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

    Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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    If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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    Why Essex?

    Essex County Council covers 1,300 square miles from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary. From the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career.

    We celebrate difference and work to ensure that no one is disadvantaged when accessing services, employment or public life in Essex. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interviewing all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We’re also committed to interviewing all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

    Free to deliver big

    We recruit creative, ambitious, talented people, and free them up to think – and deliver – big.

    We’ve made substantial changes in recent years, reorganising how we’re structured and how we work, so we can protect the most vulnerable and enable our economy to grow. Join us and you’ll be trusted to take control, manage change and make a lasting impact. You’ll be able to call upon external partners and suppliers to help you deliver. More importantly, talented, trailblazing colleagues – including many industry-leaders – will be right by your side to share ideas, knowledge and experience.

    Find out how Essex County Council is changing, and how you’ll fit in.

    Employee Recognition & Engagement

    Here are some of the things we have in place to give our employees a sense of belonging, involvement and recognition. 

    Employee Networks:

    • Ethnically Diverse Employee Network (EDEN)
    • Carers Forum 
    • Christian Network 
    • Disabled Employees Network 
    • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Network
    • Parents Network 
    • Women’s Network
    • Men’s Network
    • Young People and Apprentice Network. 

    You Make The Difference’ Awards - giving employees the opportunity to nominate individuals or teams who go above and beyond for our residents.

    Employee Surveys – where we listen to the voices of our people and take action on what we hear.

    Employee Panels – giving you the opportunity to feed back on a range of policies and initiatives, network with colleagues and influence far-reaching changes.

    Learning and Development

    We have developed diverse learning opportunities to support our people to grow both personally and professionally. This includes:

    • A large suite of online training and tools
    • Dedicated learning events such as ‘LearnFest’ – our flagship annual celebration of learning
    • Apprenticeships for both new and existing colleagues
    • Financial support to achieve professional qualifications
    • Support from subject matter experts 
    • The opportunity to share your own expertise to up-skill colleagues
    • Leadership and executive coaching
    • Learning on demand
    • Career pathways

    Rewards and Benefits

    • Family Friendly flexible Working
    • Generous holiday and special leave allowances (including the option to purchase extra holiday)
    • Local Government Pension Scheme
    • Life Assurance of three times annual salary
    • Volunteering leave (up to 4 days per year)
    • Employee wellbeing and counselling
    • Travel discounts & season ticket loans
    • Learning and Development opportunities/coaching & mentoring
    • Payment of professional fees for approved professions
    • Eye care vouchers
    • Lease car scheme (dependent on business needs)
    • Up to £8,000 relocation package (subject to terms and conditions)

    You’ll also have access to MyReward, a unique platform for Essex County Council employees to gain various discounts and savings.

    Your Wellbeing

    At Essex County Council we are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our people. We work closely with our employees to provide wellbeing support based on their needs. We strive to enable the right environment, conditions, and behaviours so individual and organisational wellbeing is embedded in everything we do.

    Join us and get Inspired to do More.

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    Telephone
    0845 743 0430
    Location
    County Hall
    Market Road
    Chelmsford
    Essex
    CM1 1QH
    United Kingdom

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