Social Worker Children and Young People
- Employer
- Herefordshire Council
- Location
- Hereford, Herefordshire
- Salary
- £30,095 - £34,373 + £5,000 Market Forces Supplement
- Closing date
- 28 Jun 2022
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- Job Sector
- Children, Families, Young People
- Job Role
- Qualified Social Worker
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Job Title Social Worker Children and Young People
Our Reference J5960
Employment Term Permanent
Job Category Children's Social Care/Work
Job Title: Social Worker x 2
Location: Hereford
Hours: 37 hours
Salary: £30,095 - £34,373 + £5,000 Market Forces Supplement
“Welcome to Herefordshire Council’s Children’s Services. When we get involved in the life of a child, our priority is to make sure our social workers have the support, time and resources they need to provide an excellent quality of service – the kind of service we ourselves would wish to receive.
In the financial year 2022/23, the Council has committed to invest an additional £11.49m in Children’s Services to ensure we offer the highest and most consistent levels of service and support to children and young people that we can.
Within the Children and Young People directorate, we have number of dedicated and multi-disciplinary teams which support children, young people, families and carers. These include MASH, Safeguarding & Review, Assessment, Child Protection, Fostering, Children in & leaving Care, Early Help, Family Support and a Social Care Skills Academy.
We currently have several permanent vacancies for Social Workers across our MASH, Assessment, Child Protection & Court teams.
If you have a preference, please indicate which team you have most interest in.
Competitive relocation payment of up to £10,000.
To find out more about working in children’s services, please visit www.herefordshire.gov.uk/workwithchildren
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.
The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:
• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.
Benefits with Herefordshire Council
• Holidays: 25 days per year
• Pension: LGS pension scheme
• Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.
• We also offer an employee assistance programme that means you will have access to confidential support and advice if you ever need it.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.
To apply, please submit your CV along with a supporting statement, referring to the job description and person specification, detailing how you meet the specific requirements of the role.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you would like to obtain details regarding feedback on your application please contact Hoople Resourcing at: enquiries@hoopleresourcing.co.uk”
Company
“In Herefordshire, we recognise that social workers undertake a very important, challenging and rewarding role alongside key stakeholders from across the county. Following the recent Ofsted inspection which judged services to be ‘inadequate’ we are fully committed to improving our Children’s Service. This is the Council’s number one priority and the transformation we need to make is not something we are shying away from. Local children, young people and their parents/carers need and deserve good quality, high performing services – nothing less is good enough. Our current focus is to attend to the immediate priorities, address the legacy issues, invest in our workforce and start to regain trust and faith where this may have been lost.
If you want to embrace the challenge and reward of being part of Herefordshire’s improvement, this is a great time to join us and become part of our journey to good and better. We have a lot to do, and we don’t have any magic wands, but if you are looking to join a service that has corporate, partnership and political support we would love to hear from you.
We appreciate there are a number of considerations you will have when you are thinking about joining us which is why we place a premium on creating the optimum conditions within which our social workers practice. With this in mind, and alongside our package of benefits, we strive to maintain manageable caseloads so you can build meaningful relationships with children, young people and their families. We offer support from line managers who offer regular and reflective supervision and have a growing learning academy that will supports you to develop and progress your career in Herefordshire. Our senior leaders are visible and accessible…so, what’s stopping you…come and join us and be part of the change”.
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