Social Worker Lowestoft, England
Job description
Social Worker (Assessment Lead)
Salary – £31,516 - £33,092 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience)
Hours – 38 hours per week
Location - Lowestoft, Suffolk
About us:
Nobody chooses the family or circumstances they are born into. At Break we firmly believe that with the right care, there is no limit to what can be achieved.
We work across East Anglia with children and young people on the edge of care, in care and leaving care. Whether you’re interested in working in our residential homes and short breaks for children with disabilities, our pioneering Staying Close Staying Connected project or vital essentials like our family assessment centre and wraparound care offer, one thing is universal: you’ll be joining a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who want the very best for the young people they care for.
At Break we invest in the future of our staff just as we do for the young people in our services. We strive to provide the highest quality of care, so whether you’re just starting your career in children’s social care or are already qualified, you’ll be supported, recognised and rewarded for your essential part in our vital work.
About the role:
We are seeking a full-time Social Worker, ideally with a Social Work qualification, to take a lead role planning work with vulnerable families in placement and completing parenting assessments at our Residential Family Assessment Centre in Lowestoft, Suffolk.
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Our ideal candidate will have a background in Social Work, applications are invited from SWE registered Social Workers although we will consider anyone who has a relevant degree and significant experience of working with children and families.
This vacancy is open to men and women as we aim to provide a gender balance in working with our young families.
The ability to work a 38 hour rota including evenings and weekends is an essential requirement for this position. We require candidates to show flexibility to cover varied shifts this will also include working from home days. Note: An additional £56.92 is paid for each sleep-in duty.
Likely shift pattern will be;
4 shifts per week including every other weekend with 4 days off across a 2 week period this may include some sleep ins. This role will also include working from home days that are allocated across each rota, depending on the needs of the service some working from home days will need to shifts allocated. Shifts are as follows:
Early shifts - 8am to 3.30pm
Day shifts - 9am to 4.30pm
Late shifts - 14.30pm to 10pm
Late Sleep Early shifts - 14.30pm to 10pm - sleep in - 7.30am -3pm
In your role, you’ll have access to the following benefits:
Free, career-enhancing qualifications
A “golden hello” scheme welcoming you to our services, with £250 paid to you one month after your start date and a second £250 at the six month mark.
A referral scheme offering the same two payments as the golden hello if you recommend a contact who goes on to be employed by Break.
Access to the Blue Light benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services (your membership fee will be reimbursed)
Additional service related holiday from 2 years
Access to multiple Wellbeing initiatives
A free counselling service to all our employees.
The opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction through the Staff Consultation Forum.
Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.
Enhanced sick pay.
Free flu jabs.
For more information regarding this position please contact Salome Thompson, Manager on 01502 560344, .
Closing date: 26.02.2023
Interviews: We will shortlist and interview suitable candidates as they apply. This means the role may close at short notice and without prior warning.
The first interview will be a Safe Care/ Warner style interview. If successful after the first interview, candidates will then be expected to attend a formal interview.
Break operate services for vulnerable children and families and we need to ensure that we take steps to protect both them and our staff teams from the transmission of the Covid 19 virus. It is therefore a requirement for all staff unless they provide evidence of an appropriate medical exemption to be able to meet at least two of the following three requirements 1) Maintain a full vaccination status (including any recommend booster injections) 2) Undertake LFT / PCR or other approved Covid tests as required 3) Wear PPE including e.g. face masks when requested.
To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Visa's and Immigration (UKVI) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.
We are committed to equality of opportunity. Your current immigration status will not be taken into account when assessing your application against the selection criteria for the post. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
For more information on this job opportunity, please initially email or call the HR Team via the contact details found on our website.
This role is also known as: Care Worker, Assessment Lead, Family Assessment, Family Support, Social Care, Social Work.
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