Experienced Social Worker - Assessment Team

at  Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

ABOUT YOU

You will be a Professional Social Worker, holding a Qualification and Social Work England registration. You will have significant post qualifying experience and you will be looking for a new challenge in a caring forward thinking organisation.
You will be a solution-focussed and capable worker, with a sound knowledge of current national and regional social work policies/practices. Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation, including a clear understanding of ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’.
You will hold a driving licence and own your own vehicle, as this is an essential car user post due to the demands of the job. For disabled applicants, reasonable adjustments will be made where required.
You will also be committed to delivering a high quality transparent service and ensuring the wellbeing of children, young people and their families.

ABOUT US

We place children and young people at the heart of all we do to enable them to achieve their potential and lead fulfilling lives. This means our workforce needs to be effectively led, supported, and well trained. It’s our aim to offer high-quality supervision and guidance to all team members. This includes supporting you, as you support others in the team.
We pride ourselves on a strong culture of child-focused practice. This means transparency, cooperation, and a real commitment to the young people we will care for.
For more information about this fabulous opportunity to join our team, please click here.

YOUR APPLICATION SHOULD BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS AND REFLECT YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.

Closing Date: Wednesday 25th September 2024
Interview Date: Week commencing 7th October 2024
This post will require a DBS check.
This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.
Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

We are looking for experienced Social Workers who are passionate about providing a high-quality social work service to vulnerable children, young people and their families that positively promotes their welfare and life changes.
We currently have vacancies across the service, including our Children’s Assessment Teams, based in our modern offices at the Bluebell Centre, Chelmsley Wood.
As an experienced social worker in Assessment, you will complete child and family assessments and section 47 enquiries. Working to a 5-week duty model ensures you have ample time to produce high quality child and family assessments. You will work with families until the point of the first court hearing, ICPC, CIN or TAF meeting.
Our stable Assessment Teams also hold many long standing, incredibly knowledgeable and experienced social workers who are keen to share their expertise with others within our culture of continual shared learning and development. Each of our assessment teams has an experienced family support worker who will undertake direct work, wishes and views, applications and referrals and a range of practical tasks to support the families you work with.
And within our Assessment Teams, social workers will work with no more than 12 families at a time, enabling you to give each child the attention they deserve.
For more information about all our teams, please click here.