Assessing Social Worker (Fostering)

at  Calderdale Council

Application closing date
18/11/2024
Location
Halifax
Salary
Level 2/3; scp 26-34; £34,834 - £42,621 pro rata (Actual salary £17,417 - 21,310 per annum)
Package
18.5 hours per week, permanent
Job category/type
Council
Job description

POST REF: CC739

Please note: Internal at risk or redeployee applicants will be seen in the first instance.
We are recruiting Assessing social workers and Supervising Social Worker’s, to work with both connected and mainstream Fostering Families.
We are looking for Qualified registered Social Workers with Fostering experience, we are also keen to hear from Social Workers with transferable skills who have a passion to learn and develop.
You will need to have an understanding of the impact of early trauma and issues affecting children and young people who are unable to live with their birth parents and an ability to work empathetically and creatively with fostering families to ensure they continue to receive the most appropriate support to meet their needs.
The Social Worker will need to be a self-motivated individual with excellent communication and organisational skills and will be someone who can take responsibility for their own workload, time management and planning.
The Fostering service in Calderdale is a small dynamic team that is driven by passionate, enthusiastic social workers striving for an excellent service.
The team is split into 3 pods who each have specialist areas in Recruitment & Assessment, Mainstream Fostering Supervision & Support and Connected Families Support.
The team structure of pods allows for social workers to become specialists in their areas, working closely with other social workers, supervised by a practice manager and having the added benefits of a dedicated business support officer, fostering training & enrichment co-ordinator, placements team and payments officer.
Ofsted have rated us a good Local Authority, the Fostering Service is striving to be an outstanding service whereby social workers are valued, they enjoy their work and can shape the service we deliver with new ideas, initiates, and specialist areas.
Calderdale has a lot to offer its Social Workers, with a supportive leadership team, with a clear focus on staff wellbeing, kindness and staff development.
Quality reflective supervision is provided and there is a strong learning culture within the service as well as a great sense of belonging and peer involvement. You will be given a comprehensive induction program and provided with regular person focused supervision to meet your well-being, training and development needs.
Calderdale Council provides a generous annual leave scheme of up to 36 days plus bank holidays for those who have 5 years or more local authority continuous service.
You will manage your own diary and benefit from being able to work from home as well as having access to an office base to enable you to meet with colleagues and other teams and services. Within the fostering service we support flexible working and recognise the importance of a work life balance, consideration will be given to adapting work patterns including offering full time staff a 9-day fortnight.
The post holder will receive further training and development opportunities and must be keen and enthusiastic to access additional opportunities to support them in their role.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Please refer the Job description for details