Social Worker Wimborne Minster, England
Job description
37 hours per week
Salary - £38,296 to £42,503
Wimborne Area
This is more than a job; it is an opportunity to empower children to reach their full potential. Our new fast track application process means that you can apply for these roles by submitting your CV which will be reviewed within 24 hours.
What's in it for you:
We can offer a diverse career where the positive impacts of your work will extend a long way beyond your day-to-day role. Helping to keep a child safe means that you are giving them a better chance of a happy, healthy, and thriving future. At Dorset Council, every child matters and every voice counts.
You’ll find a variety of exciting challenges, working with our children, families and partners, in a workplace that inspires you to grow professionally and personally. You will be part of a friendly and dedicated team that shares your passion and commitment.
You will be working with talented individuals who openly support and develop each other, going out of our way to offer knowledge, time, and practical support. You will also have access to regular supervision, feedback, and mentoring from experienced colleagues.
Our Children’s Services have recently been rates as Good with Outstanding Leadership by Ofsted, an achievement we are incredibly proud of.
What you will be doing:
The team is co located within our locality of Ferndown Dorset and covers the East of the county including, Ferndown, Wimborne, Verwood, West Moors and surrounding villages as well as parts of Upton. Our Purbeck team are in Wareham. East and Purbeck Children’s Social Care Locality team have the same Service Manager and Head of Locality providing consistency and stability for the teams.
Working in locality allows you to build stronger relationships with families, providing the opportunity to develop long-term relationships and become a familiar face in the community. This can help build trust and make it easier to work collaboratively with families to support their children.
As a social worker in a specific locality, you will become familiar with the local resources available to families, and you will develop an understanding of the unique challenges facing the community and how these challenges impact children and families.
By building strong relationships, focusing on prevention, and working collaboratively with families and other professionals you can help improve the outcomes of the children and families you work with.
About you:
You will have a genuine interest in restorative practice and a strengths-based approach to building effective relationships with children, families, and communities.
You must have a Social Work qualification, be registered with Social Work England and you must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post. If you have completed your ASYE and/or have experience of working in statutory social care services we would like to hear from you.
Additional Information:
Relocation expenses package -
A generous relocation package is payable, of which up to £8,000 (of HMRC eligible elements) are free of tax. We can offer you help to move whether you are looking to buy or rent, depending on your circumstances.
Our package includes:
- an initial advance of up to £2,500 payable when you start
- help towards fees associated with buying/selling (up to £6,500)
- an option to receive help towards your rent or mortgage in the first two years
Friends & Family Referral Scheme -
The friends and family referral scheme applies to this post. If an employee recommended this post to you, mention them when asked on your application form.
If you would like an informal conversation to understand more about the roles available, please contact [email protected] and we will get straight back in touch.
This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.
This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.
See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.
- undertake the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE)
- meet the expected standards during the ASYE period
- or evidence completion of their ASYE.
The ASYE scheme is required unless you can prove that you meet the standards laid out in the professional capabilities framework.
Apply by Application Form:
If you wish to apply for this role by application form, please do so by following the ‘Apply for this Job’ link - how to apply.
Apply by CV:
We will accept a CV in place of an application form for this role. If you wish to submit a CV please e-mail to [email protected] clearly indicating that you are applying for a social work role in Childrens Services.
Your CV will be reviewed within 24 hours of receipt and if you meet the criteria you will be invited to an initial telephone interview within 48 hours. If successful at this stage you will then be invited to interview.
When applying by CV it is important that you include all the information needed to evidence your suitability for the role (as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification) including giving:
- Your contact details
- Detailed information about your experience
- Current and previous employer details and an explanation for any career breaks
- Details of two referees. These should be from your two most recent places of work or education
- Membership of professional/technical bodies
- Confirmation of completion of the ASYE
Dorset Council: A great place to work
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.
At Dorset Council we:
- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success
You will:
- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression
We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.
We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.
We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.
We will be hosting a meet the team event Thursday 4 May 9am – 10 am via Teams. To request an invite please email [email protected]
Interviews will be held w/c 8 May and w/c 22 May - date to be confirmed once shortlisted.
