Advanced Practitioner (Senior Social Worker) - Children Looked After
Based in Yeovil, however due to the nature of Children Looked After (CLA) work there is a good level of flexibility for hybrid working 30 days’ annual leave Great opportunities for career progression within Somerset We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic experienced social worker to become an integral part of our Children Looked After Team. We are dedicated to improving the lives of our most vulnerable families throughout Somerset's services to deliver and achieve the best possible outcomes for all. You will be working as part of a small team in South Somerset combined of two permanent team managers and up to ten social workers. As an experienced social worker, your role will consist of skilfully managing the more complex work with the most vulnerable looked after children, whilst supporting and mentoring the team members who have less experience. You will also work closely with the Team Manager to ensure support, advice and experience is provided to enable career development within Somerset. We work with children from 0-18, therefore have exceptionally close working relationships with our Leaving Care Service as well as our Safeguarding and Assessment teams. You will be working closely with colleagues from other agencies to promote and implement creative and specialist care planning, ensuring the voice of the child is heard throughout and needs are being met holistically. We strive for permanence; this will be fundamental to any social workers practice and attitudes when working within the CLA team, promoting stability in all areas of life, resulting in better outcomes for our young people. We offer extensive training, having had a new programme launched for 2024 that will support workers CPD as well as the Social Work England registration. We warmly invite all qualified and experienced social workers with a Social Work England registration to apply for this role. We welcome new ideas and knowledge to expand our practices and invite you on Somerset’s progressive journey with us. You will: Hold a social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England Have access to a vehicle due to the rural location of Somerset Have experience of working within social care, including working with multi-agencies, as well as the legal systems Have a strong desire to build strong, professional relationships with families ensuring they are central to all decision making Be able to evidence exceptional and creative care planning through recordings and assessments The salary range for this role is £40,476 to £44,711 per annum. This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure.
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Based in Yeovil, however due to the nature of Children Looked After (CLA) work there is a good level of flexibility for hybrid working 30 days’ annual leave Great opportunities for career progression within Somerset We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic experienced social worker to become an integral part of our Children Looked After Team. We are dedicated to improving the lives of our most vulnerable families throughout Somerset's services to deliver and achieve the best possible outcomes for all. You will be working as part of a small team in South Somerset combined of two permanent team managers and up to ten social workers. As an experienced social worker, your role will consist of skilfully managing the more complex work with the most vulnerable looked after children, whilst supporting and mentoring the team members who have less experience. You will also work closely with the Team Manager to ensure support, advice and experience is provided to enable career development within Somerset. We work with children from 0-18, therefore have exceptionally close working relationships with our Leaving Care Service as well as our Safeguarding and Assessment teams. You will be working closely with colleagues from other agencies to promote and implement creative and specialist care planning, ensuring the voice of the child is heard throughout and needs are being met holistically. We strive for permanence; this will be fundamental to any social workers practice and attitudes when working within the CLA team, promoting stability in all areas of life, resulting in better outcomes for our young people. We offer extensive training, having had a new programme launched for 2024 that will support workers CPD as well as the Social Work England registration. We warmly invite all qualified and experienced social workers with a Social Work England registration to apply for this role. We welcome new ideas and knowledge to expand our practices and invite you on Somerset’s progressive journey with us. You will: Hold a social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England Have access to a vehicle due to the rural location of Somerset Have experience of working within social care, including working with multi-agencies, as well as the legal systems Have a strong desire to build strong, professional relationships with families ensuring they are central to all decision making Be able to evidence exceptional and creative care planning through recordings and assessments The salary range for this role is £40,476 to £44,711 per annum. This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure.
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