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Job Category: Social Care – Unqualified
Location: Disabilities Resource Centre, Scarborough, YO11 3XT, North Yorkshire County Council
Start Date: Immediate Start
Salary: £18.00

We are committed to providing good quality services to support children and young people with disabilities and their families and our aim is always to put children and young people at the centre of all our work. The services provided by Children’s Resource Centres follow from specific Government legislation, including the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004, The Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and The SEND agenda. The post requires an enhanced DBS check. This role involves spoken communications so a confident use of English language is required.

In line with Directorate’s statutory obligations, support disabled children with the most complex needs in a variety of different settings. This involves working with children and young people with a wide range of disabilities as part of a team responsible for direct care in residential settings, in children’s own homes and in other settings.

To contribute to all aspects of the physical and emotional care of the children and young people so as to promote their welfare whilst working in partnership with their family and other professionals.

Please see Job Description for more details.

Rates can be negotiated upon submission.

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified
Location: Powys County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £19.47

Key Tasks:
To ensure oversight of all care proceedings in Powys (or an area within Powys). The post-holder will have an overview of all care proceedings and pre-proceedings and an understanding of the basic issues within each case, and the steps that are required in order to resolve the care plan. The post-holder will (alongside the Team Manager) support Social Workers in writing their court reports, particularly focussing on less experienced staff. The post-holder may need to attend court at times in relation to contentious cases or to support less experienced staff.

Tasks:
⦁ Develop and maintain a database in order to monitor the progress of all care proceedings and pre-proceedings in the department/area
⦁ Provide reports in relation to this information to assist the Local Authority to project demand for placements, therapeutic or other relevant services.
⦁ Ensure that all children who are the subject of care proceedings have been subject to the relevant permanence planning processes in order to determine the care plan.
⦁ Ensure that Social Workers have the resources they need in order to submit court reports on time and to a high standard.
⦁ Provide practical assistance to Social Workers to ensure that they can complete court work to a good standard.
⦁ Ensure that all work to be filed before the court has been through a QA process and that the views and feelings of the child are reflected and have been actively considered in drawing up the statement.
⦁ Attend permanence planning and care planning meetings for children who are the subject of care proceedings.
⦁ Ensure that in relation to pre-proceedings, that the plan of improvement is relevant to the concerns about the children and that progress is made in a timely way, or to alert the Team Manager or Senior Manager if the progress of the family is drifting.
⦁ To attend Legal Planning Meetings in an advisory capacity.
⦁ At all times to work in co-operation with the Team Manager of the social work team in which the care proceedings are held.
⦁ To liaise with CAFCASS in relation to any concerns that they may have about the conduct of care proceedings in Powys.
⦁ To ensure that all services are provided within a framework of Equality and Diversity and Anti-discriminatory practice and take account of the views of service users.

Experience:
⦁ Extensive post qualifying experience within Children’s Services.
⦁ Extensive experience of undertaking assessments of needs and identifying risks.
⦁ Extensive experience and knowledge in the field of Child Protection, LAC, Court and the writing/ preparation of court papers
⦁ Previous experience of attending court proceeding
⦁ Ability to collate management information
⦁ Experience of mentoring and supporting less experienced staff
⦁ Experience of writing comprehensive reports.

Qualifications & Training:
⦁ Appropriate social work qualification (i.e. Degree in Social Work, DipSW or equivalent).
⦁ Registration as Social Worker with Social Care Wales.
⦁ Commitment to undertaking any relevant qualification relevant to this post.
⦁ Court skills training.

Knowledge:
⦁ Understanding of the needs of service users.
⦁ Knowledge of current legislation, national guidance and best practice relevant to the post.
⦁ Knowledge of social care needs of children and families.
⦁ An up to date understanding of the current agenda within children’s safeguarding.
⦁ Demonstrate an understanding of quality assurance.
⦁ Extensive knowledge and understanding of legal and court processes.

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified
Location: Rutland House, Halton Borough Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £24.14

Social Worker for CIN/CP and CIC cases.

Main Purpose:
An experienced practitioner role, expected to undertake cases independently with an ability to adapt the approach from first principles to deal with more complex or unusual cases, assessing and managing risks appropriately. Work with service users and other stakeholders to assist service planning.

Key Responsibilities:
⦁ Effectively manage a sometimes complex caseload, undertake a range of assessments and help resolve conflict where appropriate.
⦁ Participate in the planning / reviewing of cases.
⦁ Develop and maintain effective relationships with service users, their families and carers.
⦁ Provide advice and support and promote independence and early intervention, as necessary.
⦁ Liaise with colleagues in own or other departments or external agencies to gather relevant information for assessment and care planning activities.
⦁ Maintain and update case notes and other records to required ethical and quality standards.
⦁ Write reports as required and also where required give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.
⦁ Work effectively on complex situations, use their initiative and evaluate their own and others practice.

Qualifications and Requirements:
⦁ Professional qualification in Social Work plus minimum 1 year supervised experience.
⦁ Knowledge of theory and practice of care assessment, planning and detailed knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation and its application.
⦁ Supervisory skills, as may supervise students, trainees, support staff and volunteers.
⦁ Analytical, planning and communication skills.

Job Category: Administration
Location: County Hall, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £10.60

Pay – Grade 5 – £11.59 Per Hour
Location – Chichester
Working arrangements: Mix of home and office – 1 day per week in office

Job description:

You will be working closely with senior managers who are responsible for delivering social care services to a range of adult customers across West Sussex.
The work will be fast paced and varied, with unpredictable demands. You will be exposed to confidential and highly sensitive information and will be expected to work within relevant legislative and policy frameworks.
The work environment is friendly and supportive and the post holder will be a valued and integral part of the team, as they deliver services to the vulnerable customers and implement improvement programmes.

What you’ll need to succeed:

You’ll need to be able to work independently, confidently, flexibly and in close partnership with others, both externally and in the Directorate and wider organisation. You’ll need to be able to balance priorities and deadlines as well as responding to / redirecting enquiries, using your initiative to deal with unexpected problems and situations.
You’ll need excellent Word and Excel skills, and the ability to concentrate over long periods of time to take accurate and comprehensive notes during meetings on complex and sensitive subjects.
You’ll need to be able to travel independently around the county to attend meetings. You must be willing to work as part of a team and have a good sense of humour.

Job Category: Legal
Location: London Borough of Newham
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £13.63

3 Legal Assistants required in total
1 x Business Support
1 x Housing Services
1 x Community – Short Term Order (approx. 6 weeks)

To provide effective administrative support to the legal service, in the provision of advice to Councils, their Members and Officers and external stakeholders.
Support the provision of legal expertise through a shared delivery back office support service and contribute to the delivery of a portfolio of high quality, solution focused legal work across multiple disciplines and sites and to customers in different organisations.
Support the service’s legal teams with a full range of administrative tasks with minimal supervision and assist the Elections team when required.
Support teams on project work when required including fact finding, research, maintaining project plans.
Input data and produce management information from the services legal case management system for lawyers and produce standard letters and documents.
Identify the need for support tasks and take appropriate action to provide.
Such things may include but are not limited to filing and archiving, preparing court bundles, handling incoming and outgoing post, administering the sealing of documents, collection and delivery to courts and third parties, booking and meeting minutes.
Assist Lawyers and Legal Officers with legal research and basic case work.
Meet and greet clients and invited guests when required including on occasion members of the public.
Maintain various manual and electronic systems including corporate IT systems, spreadsheets, databases and the legal case management system. Be able to manipulate date to produce information for internal clients, service personnel and third parties.
Undertake the sealing of deeds, contracts and other documents.
Support the Head of Business Operations Legal and Governance and the Lawyers with maintaining Lexcel accreditation.

Able to demonstrate and evidence a highly developed Competence in:
IT skills including Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe. Legal case management systems.
Educated to A level or equivalent, or qualified by experience.

Able to demonstrate and evidence Knowledge and experience in:
Producing basic reports from data, maintaining spreadsheets Understanding of prioritising and organising a workload.
Freedom of Information issues and Data protection and its application within the role.
Providing excellent customer service in an administrative support role within a professional environment.
Understanding of a legal environment and its complexities.

Job Category: Social Care – Unqualified
Location: Claverings Industrial Estate, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week: 35.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £14.81

The placement is for a 35hr per week assistant Enablement Manager. The placement will work within our Quality Assurance Pathway and be responsible for dealing with customer complaints and concerns, along with auditing clients care plan and files which include Medication audits of Compliance in line with policy, support plan audits to ensure they meet the needs of the customer and outcome focussed, along with risk assessments and case notes. All working in line with CQC KLOE. so an attention to detail is important, and an understanding of the CQC KLOE. the candidate will be required to supervise staff and provide collated data reports to the CQC registered manager, identifying trends. working Monday to Friday generally 9-5pm with a level of flexibility to work different hours if an emergency situation occurs.

Job Category: Legal
Location: County Hall, Flintshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 35.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £21.03

The provision of legal advice and support in connection with work arising from Social Services. Undertaking Court work from the said service including care proceedings and/or Deprivation of Liberty Applications. The Work includes advising upon, preparing and conducting Court cases arising from all aspects of Adult Safeguarding, such as Court of Protection and DOLS and delivering advice to Social Workers. To ensure that the Council operate within the law in relation to Safeguarding to protect adults from abuse through delivering advice and the Court processes.

Academic/ Professional Qualification:
Qualified Solicitor or Member of the Fellow Institute of Legal Executives.

Knowledge and Experience:
Experience of working in a legal environment.
Knowledge of local government practices and procedures. (Desirable)
Experience of working with confidential sensitive and personal data. (Desirable)

Job Category: Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location: Midland House, Plymouth City Council
Hours Per Week: 37.50
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £31.88

We are looking for experienced and qualified social workers perhaps with reviewing officer or innovation experience to lead innovation in relation to three key cohorts of children and young people, to ensure their needs are met and the best outcomes for them achieved. The cohorts include children in high-cost care arrangements, new unplanned entrants to care and those with potential for reunification. You will be working in partnership with social workers and team managers to support creativity, fulfilling practical roles at times and consultative positions at others, depending on the identified needs. There will be no case allocation. Full Terms of Reference for the Team available through discussion. You will be a motivational communicator with strong interpersonal skills, and model and lead a restorative and strengths-based approach to professional relationships and practice. You will work with an innovation project lead to build confidence in staff to work and think creatively and support practical and effective work to identify and achieve the best outcomes for children and young people at pace.

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified
Location: North Yorkshire House, Scarborough YO12 6EE, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £25.33

Social Worker in Family Assessment and Support Team – Children’s Safeguarding Team:

Children’s Social Care provide services which follow from specific legislation, including the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004 as well as other Government guidance and policy. We are committed to providing good quality services to support children young people and their families. To work at all times in line with the Health and Care Professions Council’s Code of Practice.

Enhanced DBS check and registration with SW England required.

This role involves spoken communications, so a confident use of English language is required.

We are looking for qualified social workers who are keen to work with children and their families who are open to the Safeguarding Team. You will be allocated a case load; this will be discussed with you in terms of your area of interest and expertise, and you will be provided a high level of support. You will also work with children who are in care, subject to PLO or in the Court Arena and follow NYCC guidance, the team are experienced therefore if you passion is children’s social work, we can support you if this area is new to you.

Our aim is always to support the child to live with their parents and if they can’t due to risks, we always look to support through the family’s network. If this is your passion, we will look forward to hearing from you.

And we’ll support you by providing:

Supportive management and leadership
Great tech to keep you connected
Teaching and support around Signs of Safety
Support around wellbeing
Teaching about our practice around relational work and webinars
Access to family finding coaches to support children and their families
And a wide range of resources – Weekly newsletter which keeps you up to date with what’s happen
Hybrid working available; discussions are welcome in respect of this but likely to be working at home 2 days out of 5

Job Category: Social Care & Health Qualified
Location: Bracknell Forest Council, Bracknell Forest Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £27.18

1. To assist the Team Manager with reflective supervision of Social Workers, Family Workers (in line with the supervision policy) and other staff as required, including providing feedback and analysis of performance.
2. To lead on strategy discussions working together with partner agencies to conclude with safe and proportionate threshold decisions.
3. To challenge and support social workers to strive towards improved performance where possible and if necessary, support them through an improvement programme.
4. To contribute, with management support, to the equitable provision of service in terms of allocation, assessment, care planning and interventions, through supervision and through the organisation of work requested.
5. To assist in the development of the service by flexible and imaginative practice and supervision when considering how to meet assessed needs.
6. To maintain an efficient and cost-effective provision of service in accordance with Departmental guidelines, legislation and budgetary considerations.
7. To work in a way that encourages and develops inter-agency co-operation.
8. To promote listening to children and young people at every opportunity, ensuring their views are heard, recorded and acted upon in an appropriate and timely manner.
9. To ensure that the required timescales for assessment and review are met without delay.
10. To actively engage with parents and carers so that their views contribute to service improvement.
11. To undertake regular reviews of, and track, performance data alongside the Team Manager.
12. To undertake any other tasks that are commensurate with the scope of the role
    that may be required from time to time.

Job Category: Operational & Support Staff
Location: Brecon Depot, Powys County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 07:30
End Time: 15:30
Salary: £10.60

Experience:
• Considerable experience and a working knowledge of waste and recycling collection activities and processes.
• Experience of multi point driving activities and waste & recycling
collection driving duties.
• Experience of customer contact and knowledge of personnel safety issues in a customer environment. (Desirable)
• Experience and a working knowledge of H&S systems. (Desirable)

Knowledge:
• A working knowledge of the range of equipment used by the teams and ability to provide advice on best practice and how to overcome problems.
• Good knowledge of geographical areas and characteristics.

Registrations, Qualifications & Training:
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification or relevant experience in waste & recycling collection systems.
Safety on the Highway.
• HGV/LGV full driving license, category C.
• Health and Safety Certificate to a minimum standard of IOSH ‘Managing Safely’ or equivalent / or commitment to work towards achievement of this certificate.
• Willingness to undertake appropriate waste, health & safety or quality training.

Job Category: Environmental
Location: Craven Council, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £20.00

The successful candidate must be qualified with a degree in BSc Environmental Health or equivalent with 2 years experience in environmental protection and private sector housing using HHSRS.

37hrs/week
Mon-Fri
Flexible system
Hybrid working – can discuss at interview
6months initially, potential for extension.

Qualification & Training:
Hold a Degree or Diploma qualification in Environmental Health.
Have completed or are currently working towards the Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner Programme.
Full Clean Driver’s Licence
Training in PACe

Experience & Knowledge:
At least 2 years’ experience working in Environmental Health (training or qualified)

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified
Location: Jesmond House, Harrogate, HG1 5QE, North Yorkshire County Council
Hours Per Week: 37.50
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:30
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £399.78 per day

This is an opportunity for an Educational Psychologist to take up a 1 off piece of work. The role is flexible and is roughly 5 days’ work but can be completed in a longer timeframe if this suits the successful candidate. The initial assessment is to be completed in Harrogate, with the remainder of the work able to be completed from home. The assessment will be conducted for 2 adopted siblings with Autism and FASD.

Skills/Qualifications:
It is essential that applicants have a valid HCPC, and experience in Trauma and FASD. A preference would be that the successful candidate also have experience working with children who have been adopted, although this is not essential.

Candidates must be able to travel to Harrogate for the first 2 days to complete assessment, from this point onwards work can be completed remotely.

Job Category: Revenue & Benefits
Location: London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Havering
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £12.92

Traffic and Parking require a level 2 qualified Notice Processing Officer to provide responses to informal and formal representations against the issue of a Penalty Charge Notice for a period of 4 to 5 months.

Job Context:

1. The post holder reports to: Process and Debt Recovery Team Leader
2. The post holder has no management or supervisory responsibility

Experience:
• Experience of working in a parking environment or at least 2 years’ experience of working in a customer service environment
• An understanding of applying parking or similar legislation and statutory processes that need to be followed when dealing with high levels of correspondence
• Experience of working in a busy target driven environment with competing demands having the ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Experience of communicating effectively with members of the public in difficult and challenging situations with the ability to communicate effectively with irate customers who are challenging the issue of PCNs
Qualifications
• City & Guilds (or equivalent) Assured Notice Processing

You must either have this qualification or be prepared to work towards it within the first 6 months of
appointment.

Job Category: Driving
Location: Edmonton Centre, Enfield Council
Hours Per Week: 35.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 08:00
End Time: 16:00
Salary: £11.61

To undertake handyperson duties, cleaning, domestic duties, driving/transporting duties in a manner which is sensitive to the needs of the service users and is in accordance with the aims and objectives of the complex.
Drivers must have a full clean drivers license, entitlement to drive vehicles up to 16 seats, and will be required to pass the councils driving proficiency assessment and medical.
Weekend and bank holiday working on a relief basis are a requirement of the post.

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Mount McKinley Building, Shropshire Council
Hours Per Week : 22.20
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £22.58

This role requires you to work as an Adult Social Care representative within the Continuing Healthcare assessment process and contribute towards the decision making activity which specifically relates to an individual’s CHC eligibility and where appropriate to do so, complete Social Care assessments in preparation of attending MDT joint assessment meetings. This will include being directly responsible to progress identified cases through Adult Social Care and the CCG’s jointly agreed dispute process.
The assessment activity related to the above post is Countywide and will require you to attend planned Multi-disciplinary meetings throughout Shropshire. This will also include the occasional need to contribute to health lead out of county meetings where the individual to which the meeting relates to is a resident of Shropshire.

Main Duties
⦁ Providing an excellent service for people identified as needing social work support;
⦁ Attending and contributing to the CCG’s Continuing Healthcare assessment process
⦁ Develop positive relationships with regard to the joint responsibilities relating to the CHC assessment duties.
⦁ Providing appropriate challenge where there is clear and evidenced information which may be used within a recognised dispute process.
⦁ Liaising with other professionals as required;
⦁ Managing workload, receiving referrals, responding to the needs and requests of the person as appropriate.
⦁ Working in a timely and efficient manner.
⦁ Focusing on outcomes and promoting the person’s independence, choice and control;
⦁ Focusing on the person’s strengths, natural and community support networks in achieving outcomes;
⦁ Identifying alternative ways of achieving outcomes as appropriate (e.g assistive technology etc).
⦁ Working effectively as part of a team and having a positive and solutions- focused approach
⦁ Following agreed policies and procedures
⦁ Working closely with the person, their family, other agencies and the police to safeguard vulnerable adults from all forms of abuse and exploitation and will adhere to the multi-agency Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults Policy.
⦁ Support and attendance at the NHS Independent Review Panel (IRP) regionally in negotiation and agreement with line manager to support the process and contribute to decision making.

Job Category : Financial
Location : The Old Forge, Wokingham Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.97

Team Support Officer is an Admin role to support the CMHT. Being the first point of contact for switchboard and reception desk. Monitoring inboxes. Assisting staff with and admin queries
General Description of the job
⦁ Respond to internal and external queries and provide general advice
⦁ Co-ordinate and allocate individual and collective financial assessments and visits
⦁ Check the quality of incoming referrals and action them accordingly
⦁ Monitor the location of Financial Assessment Officers according to lone working policy
Process financial assessment outcomes where no financial calculation is required
Technical Skills.
Excellent customer care skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels;
Effective written & verbal communications skills;
Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative to organise and prioritise own work loads;
To be compassionate, empathetic and understanding;
To be PC literate with organisational and numeracy skills;
Knowledge
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and Outlook

Job Category : IT
Location : Wokingham Council Offices – Shute end (Corporate), Wokingham Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £239.81 per day

We have a project underway to procure an Education Management System that will meet the needs of the Learning, Achievement and Partnership Service in Wokingham BC. As part of this we have an opportunity for a talented business analyst to work on the production of a specification and detailed requirements in preparation for the procurement process.

The role is a FTC for one year and the key tasks initially required are:

*Review the existing system requirements and ensure that all business needs are captured
*Consult with users and stakeholders to ensure that all requirements are evaluated, agreed and documented
*Produce a comprehensive final specification
*Work closely with the Procurement Team in developing the evaluation criteria for the system

We are looking for someone with excellent business analysis skills, the ability to build strong relationships, and to use their initiative without being afraid to ask questions. You will have experience of facilitating workshops with customers to elicit requirements.

You’ll also need to be customer-focused, well-organised and have strong communication and IT skills.

Salary: negotiable

Job Category : Education
Location : Halton Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £25.72

An exciting opportunity to join the Halton Adult Learning Team has arisen. You can help support people to change their lives and learn something new.

Our key values at Halton Adult Learning are ‘Empowerment, Opportunity & Resilience’ We are a service that is dedicated to providing the best learning experience possible and pride ourselves on our positive working relationships with a variety of partners, employers and stakeholders.

‘Pathways to Teaching in Adult Learning’ is an exciting new programme comprising of a carefully integrated series of awards that offers an introduction to teaching at Level 3. The programme also offers learners a work placement in their Local Authority Adult Learning Service where they can test their learning out in practice.

The Adult Education Budget ‘Pathways to Teaching in Adult Learning’ programme is funded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and will be delivered across the 6 local authority areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral. It will be co-ordinated by Halton Borough Council and we are looking to appoint a number of tutors to deliver this new, exciting and innovative programme.

As a tutor on the programme you will deliver the underpinning knowledge needed by teachers and support your learners through their assessment activities to a successful conclusion to their studies. You will also be involved in preparing them to progress to higher levels of study and may be involved in supporting learners on their teaching placement.

The role involves working across a number of sites to support the residents of the Liverpool City Region as they take their first steps into teaching. Through the Pathways programme you will work with learners to ensure they develop the basic underpinning knowledge, skills and entry level qualifications as they progress into employment or to continue their journey into Further Education.

Working under the direction of the Curriculum Manager and the Quality and Learner Experience Manager, the post holder will be responsible for the design and delivery of quality accredited learning programmes. The key duties include planning, delivery, assessment and monitoring of the learning outcomes and achievements of adult learners participating in the Pathways programme.

3 Different Rate levels:
Non-Teaching £13.92
Non-Accredited course delivery £22.43
Accredited Course delivery £25.72

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Powys County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £17.82

Pay: £50 an hour all in costs.
1 Position available in the North. 1 Position available in the South.

We are looking to recruit highly motivated and committed individuals who can make a positive difference to children, young people and families in Powys and a great opportunity to work with us is currently available.
It’s an exciting time to join Powys with a dedicated and supportive Senior Leadership Team. The service has adopted the strengths-based Signs of Safety approach along with a strong focus on the voice of the child and early help and family support.
As a Social Worker in the Assessment Team you will part of a small, friendly, close and supportive team that benefits from regular reflective supervision. Part of the role is to undertake Wellbeing Assessments and Section 47’s, with an opportunity to undertake direct work with children and their families with the Signs of Safety model. Benefits include lower manageable caseloads, market supplement, 9 day fortnight, excellent training and career development opportunities, and flexible working to manage your own diary.
Social Workers are only required to be based in the office on duty days where they will be supported by another team member. The Assessment Team Social Workers benefit from having additional support of allocated Team Co-ordinators.
We offer great employee benefits including excellent rates of pay, relocation package, lease car scheme and flexible working patterns.
If you feel you have the values, skills and behaviours to improve the lives of people in Powys, then we would love to hear from you.
Powys is a county of exceptional beauty with lots of offer.
Powys is a wonderful place to live and work. We certainly think it is – come and see for yourself