Social Worker - Children's Safeguarding

Social Worker / Senior Social Worker / Advanced Social Worker – Social Work with Families (SWwF)

Salary: Grade 11-14 (£46,968-£55,323) depending on experience

• Permanent – 36 hours per week
• Welcome Payment – £5,000
• Retention Payment – £2,500

Hybrid working

Job Purpose

We would welcome you to come and work in a vibrant and culturally diverse community, that supports our social work staff to deliver excellence in their practice. We want Social Workers to join us that are motivated to strengthen families, putting children at the centre of everything that we do.

Social Work with Families brings together people working for children who are subject to child protection plans, children in need, and Children Looked After.

Children who may be in the Public Law Outline process, or Court proceedings. We work in a small Locality service, with your Team Manager, Business Support Officer and colleagues who will support you to use your skills and knowledge to create the best possible outcomes for children and families in Croydon.

The London Borough of Croydon is innovative from the work environment, computer systems to our practice. It’s a great place to work as a social work. Croydon has a growing population which benefits from good transportation systems and wonderful restaurants.

It’s right time to be joining us; we are embedding systemic practice and the investment that we have received is enabling Social Work with Families to have a manageable caseload, business support integrated in our structure and unqualified practitioners supporting child in need, and social workers to do the direct work with children

This is an opportunity to grow your skills; be apart of a supportive community that will develop your career, as well as, make a difference in shaping the way we support children and families.

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

Skilled in managing complex families and competent in representing children in court demonstrating empathy and maintaining professionalism Your experience of working in a statutory setting is desirable however not essential. Working directly with children, young people and their families evidencing multi-agency partnerships with a robust understanding of thresholds of need.

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 Social Worker Grade 11-12 role profile, please click here.

To view the Advanced Social Worker Grade 14 role profile, please click here.

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

Key Business Plan Outcomes

• 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

Equal Opportunities Statement

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.

Croydon 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.