Childrens Social Worker

Permanent contract with A Local Authority

Job Summary:

As a social worker in the London Borough of Sutton your role will be to act as an officer of the Local Authority and execute statutory functions ensuring that individuals are safeguarded and supported to achieve positive outcomes.

You will work in partnership with people other professionals and agencies and intervene to safeguard individuals promote social change maximise independence and provide appropriate information and advice about third sector and universal services which support positive outcomes.

You will have the ability to apply professional curiosity and use social work theories and knowledge to formulate and test hypotheses reaching a professional judgement and decision.

You will produce a good standard of professional documentation relevant to your service area and be able to prioritise your workload and work within defined timescales.

Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to the role and you will be required to be able to effectively balance the protection of individual rights against the need to use professional authority and accountability effectively to safeguard vulnerable individuals.

You will uphold the profession and act a representative of the Local authority in a variety of forums.

Key Duties/Accountabilities:

Deliver service activities and manage caseloads to ensure intended outcomes for customers and the Council are delivered within agreed service standards.

Identify and implement improvements in own work area in order to deliver continuous service improvement and improved outcomes to customers.

Liaise with customers to review service requirements and resolve problems.

Keep up to date with changes in policy/legislation/contractual requirements in order to ensure service delivery is effective and complies with appropriate regulations.

Essential Qualifications Required:

Hold a social work qualification and be registered with the relevant regulatory body and be responsible for maintaining the requirements as set out by that body to remain registered as a social worker.

To have the relevant skills knowledge and aptitude to ensure that all vulnerable people are safeguarded from abuse and that all statutory functions local policy procedures are adhered to in a timely manner and case recordings are up to date.

To be able to apply social work theory models best practice and methods to practice with a specific focus on systemic and strengths based approaches and a good understanding of human development throughout the lifespan.

Social work qualification and at least one years post qualifying experience in a social work role and be able to meet the requirements of the social work regulator. With the exception of Newly qualified Social Workers (ASYE).

Additional information to note:

A current valid UK driving licence and the use of a car for work with valid insurance covering business use where required.

Social Workers receive a Welcome Bonus of 1000 paid in your first month salary followed by a Retention Bonus of 1000 after your first completed year of service a retention bonus of 2000 after your second completed year followed by a retention bonus of 3000 every completed year thereafter.

The closing date for this position is 28/05/24.