Advanced Social Worker

at  East Riding of Yorkshire Council

THE JOB ITSELF

Are you a qualified and experienced Social Worker looking for a role with a good work life balance and real progression opportunity? Social Worker careers in East Riding of Yorkshire Council Children’s Social Care could be exactly what you’re looking for.
A great and exciting opportunity has arisen within the Children Looked After team for a permanent Advanced Social Worker. This is a part time role of 18.5 hours per week with the days and times to be agreed. The Children Looked After team works with children who are in long term care, up until the age of 16.
Working as part of a team of 7 social workers, 4 advanced social worker and 1 apprentice social worker with a dedicated admin support to undertake service specific tasks, the roles report directly to the Team Manager. The service offers blended working opportunities and provide agile working kits to allow work to be completed in council offices or from home.

Day-to-day duties include:

• Building positive and meaningful relationships with our children, young people and families.
• Assessing the needs of our children, young people and families and providing timely needs led intervention.
• Co-developing plans with our children, carers and their families and partner agencies.
• Ensure we meet our statutory duties and responsibilities in relation to our children looked after, and that practice standards are met.,

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Social Worker with a passion for working with children, young people and families. If you are wanting to progress to the next stage of your social work career this is the role for you.

Check out some of our benefits:

• A competitive salary with performance related salary progression.
• Agile and flexible working opportunities.
• Free parking at your Beverley work base.
• Beautiful scenery when traveling to appointments rather than sitting in busy traffic. Check out why East Riding is a great place to live, work and play.
• A culture based on relational practice.
• A supportive friendly team
• Dedicated admin will complete service specific duties including minute taking, document indexing and telephone enquiries.
• Regular, reflective supervision and peer group supervision.
• Generous leave entitlement.
• Extensive training and development opportunities.

• Building positive and meaningful relationships with our children, young people and families.
• Assessing the needs of our children, young people and families and providing timely needs led intervention.
• Co-developing plans with our children, carers and their families and partner agencies.
• Ensure we meet our statutory duties and responsibilities in relation to our children looked after, and that practice standards are met.