£42,752 - £48,871 per annum, salary includes time limited market supplement payment
Salary £42,752 - £48,871 per annum, salary includes time limited market supplement payment.
‘Social workers love working in East Sussex because they feel valued and supported.’
Ofsted Report 2024
Joining East Sussex Children's Social Work teams is an exciting time at the moment. We have several new initiatives in place such as our Connected Families in practice and Get Digital that are unique to East Sussex County Council and we also boast one of the best social worker retention rates in the country. We are looking for a Social Worker to join our MASH team.
The Multi-Agency Sharing Hub is a team of social workers, health specialists, and police officers who share and assess information about children and adults at risk of coming to harm. Together we ensure the most timely, appropriate and proportionate response.
MASH also provides enhanced multi-agency information sharing and decision-making practice for missing children and children vulnerable to exploitation.
We are recruiting to our office base in Eastbourne. We are looking for someone who has:
Recognised Social Work qualification.
Is registered with a professional regulatory body.
We all know that writing job applications can be challenging and time-consuming, so we have streamlined the process as much as possible. The main areas we want you to tell us about are:
Your work with children and young people.
How you communicate with others.
Your application or research in theory in practice.
Brief and to the point with some examples is the way to go! Click
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to apply online. At Interview, the main areas we’d like you to tell us about include: Your work with children and young people. How you communicate with others. Your application of research or theory in practice. Interviews will take place on Thursday, 09 January 2025, and will be face to face. Our unparalleled social work education team is dedicated to supporting our social workers grow and develop within and beyond their roles. We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page. For more information about Children's Social Work in East Sussex, please visit
www.eastsussex.gov.uk/socialwork
or for an informal discussion about recruitment or if you’d like a chat with a particular service practice manager please contact Samantha Cole. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to
www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad. Your starting salary will be pro-rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only. Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments due to disability to enable you to participate fully in the process, please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above. Reasonable adjustments include things like an offline application form. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please get in touch. East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.
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'Apply Now'
to apply online. At Interview, the main areas we’d like you to tell us about include: Your work with children and young people. How you communicate with others. Your application of research or theory in practice. Interviews will take place on Thursday, 09 January 2025, and will be face to face. Our unparalleled social work education team is dedicated to supporting our social workers grow and develop within and beyond their roles. We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page. For more information about Children's Social Work in East Sussex, please visit
www.eastsussex.gov.uk/socialwork
or for an informal discussion about recruitment or if you’d like a chat with a particular service practice manager please contact Samantha Cole. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to
www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad. Your starting salary will be pro-rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only. Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments due to disability to enable you to participate fully in the process, please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above. Reasonable adjustments include things like an offline application form. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please get in touch. East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.
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