Social Worker (Referral and Assessment team x 3)

at  London Borough of Bexley

ABOUT US

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
The Council, its staff and partners, were delighted in March 2023, when Ofsted judged the overall effectiveness of children’s social care services to be ‘Outstanding’ for the second time running since 2018. We were especially pleased that our investment in frontline practitioners and managers has continued to be recognised. We have been working hard to create an environment where social workers can do the work they came into the profession to do - to support and help families to stay together where this is in children’s best interests and it is safe enough for this to happen.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

We are currently seeking compassionate and skilled Permanent Child and Family Social Workers to join our dedicated Referral and Assessment Teams.
We are committed to ensuring that children and families receive the appropriate support they need to thrive. It is expected that the Social Worker is committed to supporting children, young people and their families to make positive change based on their needs.
The team is part of a 5 team Referral and Assessment service who works on a 5 week duty rota. As this is a fast paced team, the ability to learn fast and have transferrable skills will be essential if you have not done this before. The team is very supportive and works very well together, sharing learning and accountability with the rest of the service.
If you’re committed to making a meaningful impact, this is the role for you!
Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.