Social Worker - Adolescent Safeguarding Team

Job Grade

Grade 9 and Grade 10

Salary

£39,152 to £46,142 per annum plus £7,000 per annum Market Forces Supplement (grade and salary subject to experience)

How to Apply

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Contact

Michelle Schentke, Service Manager - Adolescent Safeguarding,

About Dudley Children's Social Care

Dudley Children's Social Care has implemented the Hertfordshire Family Safeguarding Model across social work teams. It is a strengths-based, whole family approach to supporting children and their families, bringing multi disciplinary partners together and co locating with them to reduce the risks of children coming into care or becoming subject to child protection planning.

The Adolescent Safeguarding Service works with children and young people from the age of 13 upwards and comprises six social work teams and one Child Exploitation Team that sits within the Dudley Exploitation Hub, which includes the Missing Team, Police Officers and support from Health and Education Professionals. The Service consists of Social Workers, Youth Workers, Substance Misuse Workers, IDVA and voluntary partners such as Barnardo's, Phase Trust, Citizens Advice Bureau and CAMHS. It also supports children who go missing from home and works closely with the Youth Justice Service and Housing.

Responsibilities

• Work with children and families to co produce care plans that meet the needs of children at risk of exploitation and other harms.
• Display knowledge of Extra Familial Harm and demonstrate a high level of determination to keep young people living within their family networks where possible.
• Advocate for and support innovative practice to ensure the most appropriate, robust and holistic support is offered to each child.
• Collaborate with multi disciplinary partners to provide a holistic, family centred service.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with a minimum of 12 months post qualifying experience.

Benefits

• A competitive salary package, including a career progression scheme.
• A range of flexible working options, including flexitime and home working, dependent on service requirements.
• A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions.
• The Local Government Pension Scheme.
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
• Bullying and Harassment and Dignity at Work policies to protect everyday working life.

Professional Development

All new employees receive a comprehensive induction, training and development programme with regular opportunities to update skills and achieve full potential. We encourage and support continual professional development with opportunities to attend external training, secondment, and to earn extra qualifications through the Apprenticeship Levy.

ASYE Programme and Returning to Social Work

Qualified Social Workers with less than 12 months' experience, or those who have not yet completed the ASYE programme, can contact the Centre for Professional Practice for advice on vacancies and the ASYE Programme: . If your registration has lapsed, the 'return to social work' scheme allows you to restore registration. Contact the Centre for Professional Practice at .

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to delivering fair and inclusive recruitment practices. Personal data will be anonymised during the application process. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK. No sponsorship is offered for candidates without the right to work in the UK.

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