Experienced Social Worker [Childrens Social Care]
Job Description
Job title: Experienced Social Worker [Childrens Social Care]
Company: Knowsley Council
Job description: EXPERIENCED SOCIAL WORKER [CHILDRENS SOCIAL CARE]
Are you looking for your next step in Children’s Social Care?
‘There are many opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge. Managers recognise your potential and support your progression. Positive outcomes and feedback is recognised and acknowledged by senior management…. Knowsley is a great place to work’ – (Experienced Social Worker).
We have vacancies for Experienced Social Workers in our Fostering Service.
At Knowsley, our Children and Families service want to invest in you. We want to support and develop you, preparing you for every stage of your career progression. We want you to be part of a workforce that is committed and motivated to making a difference. Our staff care about Knowsley’s children and families, and we care about them. They work hard in improving outcomes for our most vulnerable children and young people.
Knowsley is a small local authority which enables us to be creative and responsive with high aspirations for our children and young people; we want them to feel listened to, happy, healthy, and given every opportunity to achieve. We want the same for you and all our staff because at Knowsley, we believe, ‘We Are Better Together.’
Fostering Service
Supporting our children is all about ensuring children in our care receive an excellent parenting whatever setting they are living in with the same life chances as any other young person.
In this service you will find an experienced management team managing two teams – one specialises in the recruitment and support of mainstream foster carers and the other undertakes fostering and SGO assessments in a timely manner, developing clear and focused plans as well as undertaking the role of Supervising Social Worker within the mainstream fostering team.
How to Apply:
You can book an interview now!
We are holding fortnightly interview panels – there’s no lengthy application forms, no shortlisting, just book an interview at a time that’s convenient for you. You can also view job descriptions and the benefits of working for Knowsley.
If you want to be part of a welcoming, friendly, supportive social work team, book an interview and send your CV and supporting statement to take the first step in joining us.
We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.
At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.
What you can expect from us:
- We are a Disability Confident Employer, meaning we offer Inclusive & accessible recruitment, offering an interview to disabled people, providing reasonable adjustments, & supporting existing employees.
- Differentiated sickness absence for individuals living with a disability.
- Menopause policy supporting women in the workplace.
- Generous Holiday Entitlement: starting at 28 days leave with an option to buy additional 10 days leave
- Flexible working, Hybrid working arrangements & family friendly initiatives; Our flexible working scheme allows you to manage your hours & plan your life more easily
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Newley Developed Bespoke Four-Week Induction Programme
- High Quality IT Kit supporting agile working arrangements
- Manageable Workloads – directors of our service work closely with the Heads of Service & Team Managers to ensure caseloads are manageable & you are supported.
- Learning & Career Development: We have a wide range of blended learning opportunities available to all employees, which will be relevant to your job & progression
- A range of Workers Groups, g., Black & Minority Workers’ Group, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Forum, Neurodiverse Staff Support Group.
- Well-being Support: We want to improve the well-being of our employees both in & out of the workplace
- Apprenticeship Offer
- Secondment Opportunities
- MyTime – our monthly supervisions scheduled with you. This is your one-to-one time solely focused on your career development
- Reflective Supervision – 4 weekly
- Access to Signs of Safety Group Supervision
- Newly Developed Progression Pathway
- Learning at Work Week: A yearly celebration awards to recognise & celebrate individual practice across the council.
- Visible Leadership with Monthly Principle Social Worker (PSW) drop-in sessions
- Themed Practice Learning Week: Providing a range of bitesize learning opportunities.
- Currently Offering Free Parking
- Currently Offering Free Tea & Coffee
- Cycle to Work Scheme: We are committed to greener transport solutions. Our scheme entitles you to significant discounts on the price of a new bike & safety equipment.
- bank holidays.
- Eye Tests: We provide all display screen users with a free eye test on request. We have a corporate eye care scheme which includes a contribution to the cost of glasses, if they are required for VDU purposes
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Credit Union Membership
- VIVUP Discounts & Savings The program offers a staff discount scheme.
To apply for a Social Work role with Knowsley you must have the right to work in the UK and hold either a work permit or a visa. Proof of these documents will be required with your application. At this current time, Knowsley Council are unable to provide sponsorship for international applicants.
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If you have a recognised Social Work qualification and the right to work in the UK, you would then need to register with Social Work England (SWE) as they are the UK’s Social Work regulators. Once that is in place you could apply for vacancies with Knowsley Council.
To clarify in order to proceed you would need to: * Have the right to work in the UK-
- Have a recognised social work qualification- check via this link-
- Be registered with Social Work England
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Laverne Depass, Team Manager on Tel:
Expected salary:
Location: Knowsley, Merseyside – Huyton, Merseyside
