Social Worker – Children In Care
Exciting positions have arisen for Social Workers to join the Children in Care Teams
Our recent Ofsted inspection confirmed we’ve changed and we would love to welcome you along for the ride.
Is it the exceptional benefits? The truly flexible approach to hybrid working? The generous holiday allowance? The pay and package that sets us apart?
Truth is, it’s all of these and more, but it’s really about our people. When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family.
The Role
As a Social Worker working in the Under 14s Team you will:
- Assess the vulnerability of Sandwell’s children, providing a service that will significantly improve their quality of life.
- Utilise your developing skills and knowledge to inform Care Planning in order to promote change and positive outcomes for our young people
- Most importantly you will empower children, young people and their families/carers by listening to their views and ensuring their voice is heard.
- You will be passionate about supporting and advocating for young people to ensure they reach their goals and have the best possible futures.
As a Social Worker working in the 14 and overs Team you will:
- Assess the vulnerability of Sandwell’s children, providing a service that will significantly improve their quality of life.
- Focus on Pathway Planning and help young people to prepare for independence. This will involve ensuring young people are at the centre of their plans and fully understand and are involved in their planning.
- Develop and apply your knowledge of specific issues impacting on our older young people including Child Exploitation, missing, substance misuse, mental health, placement breakdown, return to family, accessing Adult Social Care and working with Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking children.
- Most importantly you will need to be passionate about listening to our young people and ensuring that they are heard, using your social work skills to advocate, plan and take action to enhance the opportunities, achievements and quality of life for our young people.
| Salary | £35,409 – £46,016* per annum plus the possibility of up to £6,500 relocation allowance and access to excellent employee benefits |
| Work Pattern | We have full-time (37 hours) & part-time roles available and are happy to discuss options. |
| Location | Hybrid Working |
* Pay rate is inclusive of market supplement
About You
- You will need to have a recognised professional Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England.
- Have completed your ASYE programme.
- Have a good level of experience of working in a children and families setting.
- Have a good knowledge of minimum standards and be able to achieve our expectation for promoting change in family life.
- Be able to demonstrate the ability to analyse information and make informed decisions.
- Have a good knowledge of child development.
Become part of our ‘Sandwell Family’
Sandwell Children’s Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS is required for this position and registration with Social Work England.
Our teams at Sandwell Children’s Trust are all amazing, they inspire great ideas, drive new plans forward and help to make Sandwell Children’s Trust a fantastic place to work. We ensure that we are always recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues who are representative of the community we serve.
With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our ‘Sandwell Family’
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Sandwell Children’s Trust HQ
Wellman Building
Dudley Road
Oldbury
B69 3DL
Our home from home
Set in the centre of Oldbury, the Wellman Building is the home of Sandwell Children's Trust. Fully air conditioned open office spaces with meeting rooms, workstations and designated chill out areas for when you need some down time.
If you need to come into the office it's just the right environment to enable you to plug in and get your work done.
We are a short walk from Oldbury Retail Park which has numerous stores including Homebase, Next, Burger King, Sainsburys, Iceland, Greggs, Subway, Wetherspoon's and McDonalds to name a few.
Ideal location if you need to pop out for a bite to eat or get some shopping done in your lunch break.
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