Advanced Social Worker

Advanced Social Worker United Kingdom

Children, Young People, Education and Skills
Full Time United Kingdom 60931 - 67874 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Employer: Children, Young People, Education and Skills

Job number: SOJ11495

Closing date: 29-Dec-2023

Post requires 5 years residency: No

Post requires Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) clearance: Yes - Enhanced

Contract type: Permanent

Full time or part time: Full Time

Term time only: No

Working hours: 37 Hours per Year

Shift details: n/a

Salary: 60931 - 67874 GBP per year


Job summary
Our new Government is investing in our reform programme over the next four years. Our plans for that investment include:
  • Investing in our workforce
  • Training and development
  • Increasing the number and range of homes for our children
  • Increasing investment in community and intensive support to children and families to support them to stay together
  • Introducing new legislation to promote and support the wellbeing of children
  • Creating time for direct work
  • Improving options for care leavers
  • Keeping caseloads low

If you want to be part of the journey in Jersey to put children and young people first and you’re resilient enough to live and work in an Island community, you could be one of our new Social Workers.

About the role
One of the most exciting new developments in our social work career pathway in Jersey has been the creation of new Advanced Social Worker roles.
Working in a team of social workers with an experienced Practice Manager and Team Manager, the post will carry a caseload of complex and challenging cases, using their social work expertise and a clear child focus to secure the best possible outcomes for our most vulnerable children.
With this new opportunity, Advanced Social Workers working across Jersey Children’s Social Care, we aim to develop the quality of the service we provide. This role will deliver coaching, mentoring and support to Newly Qualified (NQSWs) and experienced Social Workers, providing guidance, support, and best practice.

We’re currently recruiting in Fostering, Family Safeguarding Services, Children in Care Team and Complex Needs Team.

About you
We’re looking for advanced social workers, who can use their expertise, judgement and confidence to innovate and lead on improving and strengthening practice, procedure and policy. If that’s you, and you can use your extensive knowledge and high standards of practice to be influential in improving outcomes for our children, young people and their families, we’d love to hear from you.

We are investing. We are growing. We are ambitious.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
As an inclusive employer we will create opportunities for flexible working to attract and retain talent which reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications for working flexible hours, part-time working and job sharing.

Advanced Social Worker
Children, Young People, Education and Skills

www.gov.je
Saint Helier, Jersey
Unknown / Non-Applicable
5001 to 10000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
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