Rotherham - Children's Newly Qualified Social Workers
Rotherham
Up to £33,820 and Excellent Benefits
NA
37
4th Dec, 2022
Job description

Newly Qualified Children’s Social Workers (NQSW’s) - Assessed and Supported Year in Employment. Rotherham, South Yorkshire

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Children and Young People’s Services 

    

Children's Social Care, Various locations

    

Salary details: Up to £33,820 & excellent benefits 

    

37 Hours Per Week, Permanent

       

In the period between now and qualification coming through, Rotherham maybe able to offer you the opportunity to work as either a Family Support worker on a full-time basis or alternatively we can offer casual bank roles within our children’s residential homes. If you are interested, please contact us on: childrenssocialcarejobs@rotherham.gov.uk

     

Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council Children and Young People’s Service. For more information about Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/childrens-social-work-jobs

     

Key benefits for Newly Qualified Social Workers – why come and work for Rotherham?

  

Low and protected caseloads for NQSWs

  

Strong management support

  

Regular reflective supervision

  

Excellent professional learning & development opportunities – guaranteed 15 days including ‘Signs of Safety’ and ‘Restorative Practice’ methodological approaches

  

Excellent  social work case management and reporting systems

  

Additional support from Social Work Practice Consultants as part of the NQSW / ASYE Unit

  

When ASYE accredited enjoy a social work career pathway with Level 2 , 3 and Advanced Practitioner positions

  

Positive learning environment to start your social work career

  

Key developments for social work practice – our approach

  

Strong and creative Early Help multi-agency offer

  

‘Edge of Care’ Services, including ‘Intensive Adolescent Response’ and ‘Family Group Conferencing’

  

Investment in additional high quality therapeutic support for vulnerable children and young people

  

Priority ‘fast track’ CAMHS assessment and therapeutic intervention for Looked After Children and Care Leavers

  

Innovative preparation for Care Leaver’s Apprenticeship Scheme

  

LAC Council and Young Inspectors influencing and developing services

  

New Care Leaver’s accommodation with on-site support facilities

  

An innovative Children’s Resourcing approach to recruitment, retention and well-being

   

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

    

We will listen. We will act. We will do the right things for the right reasons. Will you?

    

Come and start your social work career with Children & Young People’s Service at Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. We have strong and accessible leadership in place and a heartfelt pledge to provide a best practice centre of excellence.

    

We are committed to cultivating a positive, performance-led culture underpinned by plenty of support at all levels. During a recent Ofsted focused visit we were praised for our staff morale and positive organisational culture, which builds on positive comments already reported in the Ofsted report published January 2018.

    

We are committed to providing an outstanding service to the children and young people of Rotherham.  We regularly review our social care teams to make sure we have the right resources in place to reduce caseloads, streamline administration and maximise the benefits of our new state of the art IT systems. 

    

This gives our staff more time to dedicate to building a rapport and developing relationships that matter.  You will be joining an organisation that is rewarding in every sense and most importantly, that will serve our community to the highest possible standards.

    

We are recruiting Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW's) as part of a very successful strategic workforce development to grow a permanent, skilled and stable workforce and be the local employer of choice. All of our NQSWs will undertake work in the local community undertaking assessments with children, young people and their families to clarify what is working well, what is worrying people and what needs to happen next. As key workers for vulnerable children in need of support, protection and care NQSWs will work together with other professionals to and in partnership with parents/carers to deliver plans to build safety, stability and wellbeing for children and young people.

    

This will require direct work skills to ascertain the views, wishes and feelings of children and young people.

    

We also have a nationally recognised Newly Qualified Social Worker support programme which is supporting staff through the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment. This year our offer to newly qualified staff includes working in our Early Help teams as well as in Social Work Teams. We will work with you to provide you with a broad based practice experience and support you to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to manage a successful transition to undertaking statutory high risk practice.

    

All our social worker positions are career graded as you progress through your career pathway. As you progress you will develop the skills to manage increasing levels of responsibility, more complex and emotionally demanding aspects of practice.

    

We will offer you support every step of the way, and our Practitioner’s Improvement Board provides a formal platform for you to share views and concerns with senior leaders and the service as a whole.  Feedback from the people we recruited last year tells us that they feel really supported, enjoy working in a friendly and professional environment and benefit from quality development and learning opportunities.

    

Our Newly Qualified Social Worker's will receive a high level of supervision, increased support and a protected caseload.

    

ABOUT YOU

    

You will have experience of working directly with children, young people and their families (through previous/current employment and/or voluntary work).

    

You will have some experience of working directly with children and young people ‘in need’ of support, protection and care (preferably through previous / current employment and/or social work training placements).

    

You will be able to organise your daily workload independently and prioritise competing demands with support.

    

You will be able to demonstrate initiative and be able to respond independently to unexpected situations. 

    

You will be able to communicate clearly, verbally and in writing, acting professionally, respectfully and tactfully when dealing with areas of sensitivity and potential conflict or disagreement.

    

You will be sufficiently confident to undertake home visits and attend meetings with families and other professionals.

    

You will have some experience of undertaking Early Help Assessments / Statutory Social Work Single Assessments of needs and circumstances.

    

You will understand the threshold and processes for undertaking child protection enquiries and joint investigations with the police and know about the practical application of child protection procedures.

    

You will be capable of accurate reporting and have the confidence to communicate complex information to a variety of audiences.

    

You will have some understanding of how evidence is presented in court.

    

You will be passionate about maximising a child’s life chances.

     

You will care and want to make a positive difference for children, young people and their families.
    

Please note: this is a re-advertisement and previous applicants will not be considered.

  

Closing date: 4th December 2022

Shortlisting: WC 5th December 2022

Interview (All Day): TBC

  

If you have any questions regarding the roles, please contact one of the Heads of Service:

  

Matthew Boud, Locality Social Work – matthew.boud@rotherham.gov.uk

  

Kelly White, First Response – kelly.white@rotherham.gov.uk

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