Advanced Social Worker - Children with Disabilities Team - 37 hours

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Advanced Social Worker in Regulated Services within the Children With Disabilities Team.

We are seeking to appoint an individual who is highly motivated and skilled in safeguarding children at risk of harm and those in need of support. We are a service committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of our children at the centre of everything we do. To be successful in this role you will need be tenacious and passionate about your practice and achieving the overarching objectives of the service.

This role will involve managing a complex reduced caseload, and further embedding a restorative practice led culture of continual improvement and quality assurance. As the Advanced Social Work in the team, you will be working closely with the team manager in the lead on ensuring compliance and practice standards are maintained to the highest level. You will lead by example and work with social workers and community care workers with varying levels of experience. You will also work alongside advanced social workers from other service areas to participate in specialist project work. This role also includes supervisory support of community care workers in managing the CCW pathway, where a statutory social work role is not indicated and case management tasks are carried out by community care workers.

This is an exciting but challenging role that should be seen as a step towards management opportunities in the future. In return for your commitment and hard work, Torbay will fully support you with relevant training and development opportunities delivered via the Learning Academy. A robust transition and support plan will be implemented with you when you commence your post and this will be regularly reviewed.

This post meets the requirements for an Enhanced Criminal Record Check. This will show spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions which have not been filtered in line with legislation, plus any information held by local Police that is considered relevant to the role.

Essential:

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.


• Ability to demonstrate skills in mediation, negotiation and problem solving.


• Able to assess situations with clarity and sensitivity and act professionally in crisis situations.


• Ability to work in an open and challenging way with families.


• Ability to take a lead role in jointly worked cases.


As this post meets the requirements of the Immigration Act 2016 (part 7), the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.,
• Good understanding of the full range of activities delivered by the Authority and partners in relation to children, young people and families.


• Has a developed knowledge of Social Care policies and procedures, and makes themselves continually aware of new Child Care legislation and National Guidance.


• Awareness of effective management practices.


• Thorough understanding of current legislation and guidance and developments in services to children young people and families.


• Demonstrates an advanced and detailed knowledge of child development, attachment theory, anti discriminatory practice, the Framework for assessment of children in needs and their families, social

work theory and methods.,
• Social Work qualification eg DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent.


• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience of working with children and families in the context of current legislation and government initiatives.


• Two years post qualification experience of working in a local authority setting.


• Experience of complex Child Protection cases and Court proceedings under the Children's Act 1989.


• Experience of managing or supporting others and assuring compliance to policy and procedures.
  
  The salary includes an amount for a market supplement ranging from £985 to £1054 per year. This market supplement is reviewed annually.