Social Worker - Children with Disabilities
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Description
Job Description
Social Worker / Advanced Social Worker – Children with Disabilities Service
Salary: Grade 11-14 (£46,968- £55,323)
Permanent – 36 hours per week
Retention Payment – £2,500
Hybrid working (3 days per week in the office and 2 at home)
Job Purpose
We expect children and families in Croydon to receive outstanding services from our social work staff. We want our staff to have high expectations and high challenge of their practice and each other. It’s an exciting time to be joining us. To meet the changing needs of our children and families we have invested in creating the conditions for social work to flourish. We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join Croydon in our Children with Disabilities Service. There has never been a greater focus on children’s services in Croydon than right now, making it an exciting place to take the next step in your social work career. Our statutory service for children and young people with disabilities serve 1200 residents and we need your passion and commitment as a social worker.
We are seeking Social Workers who genuinely care, and who want nothing but the best outcomes for Croydon’s children and their families. We are committed to doing things differently, taking into account current research and best practice, and are looking for people who want to be part of this journey. We are looking for a social worker who is capable of working with professionalism and empathy in equal amounts and can demonstrate that they are skilled in managing complex cases, preferably with disabled children (having working experience with children with disabilities is not essential). Your experience of working in a statutory setting will allow you to operate with confidence and emotional intelligence – making effective assessments, implementing plans, delivering interventions and undertaking court work where required.
Essential Requirements
Social Worker / Advanced Social Worker – Children with Disabilities Service
Salary: Grade 11-14 (£46,968- £55,323)
Permanent – 36 hours per week
Retention Payment – £2,500
Hybrid working (3 days per week in the office and 2 at home)
Job Purpose
We expect children and families in Croydon to receive outstanding services from our social work staff. We want our staff to have high expectations and high challenge of their practice and each other. It’s an exciting time to be joining us. To meet the changing needs of our children and families we have invested in creating the conditions for social work to flourish. We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join Croydon in our Children with Disabilities Service. There has never been a greater focus on children’s services in Croydon than right now, making it an exciting place to take the next step in your social work career. Our statutory service for children and young people with disabilities serve 1200 residents and we need your passion and commitment as a social worker.
We are seeking Social Workers who genuinely care, and who want nothing but the best outcomes for Croydon’s children and their families. We are committed to doing things differently, taking into account current research and best practice, and are looking for people who want to be part of this journey. We are looking for a social worker who is capable of working with professionalism and empathy in equal amounts and can demonstrate that they are skilled in managing complex cases, preferably with disabled children (having working experience with children with disabilities is not essential). Your experience of working in a statutory setting will allow you to operate with confidence and emotional intelligence – making effective assessments, implementing plans, delivering interventions and undertaking court work where required.
Essential Requirements
We are looking for confident Qualified social workers, that are Social Work England Registered and that have completed their ASYE and who can demonstrate their skills, resilience and experience in:
Making relationships to create change.
Identifying and working with our families’ strengths.
Managing complex cases.
Working with families and children with disabilities.
Excellent analytical and writing skills and the ability to incorporate our systemic practice model which builds on families’ strengths with a focus on protective factors.
Effective time management skills to deliver within expected timeframes.
To view the role profile, please click here .
About Us
Croydon Council’s priorities
The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
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Making relationships to create change.
Identifying and working with our families’ strengths.
Managing complex cases.
Working with families and children with disabilities.
Excellent analytical and writing skills and the ability to incorporate our systemic practice model which builds on families’ strengths with a focus on protective factors.
Effective time management skills to deliver within expected timeframes.
To view the role profile, please click here .
About Us
Croydon Council’s priorities
The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
- Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
- Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
- Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
- Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
- Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities
- Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
- Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
- Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
- People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
- Croydon Council’s new ways of working
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
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oydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.