Social Worker

Job Description

Social Worker - WCC259450Salary range: £34,689 - £38,442 per annum. Salary is negotiable depending on experience. Work location: 4 Frampton Street, London, NW8 8LF Hours per week: 36 Contract type: Temporary for 12 months Vetting requirements: DBS EnhancedAdult and Child Workforce and Barred List. Closing date: 25 October 2021Contact details for an informal discussion: Kakoli Kumar, Duty and Assessment Team Service Manager on or via email on .ukAbout Us:THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF SHOFAS MARKETChildrens Servicesin Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories. Where courageous and inspiring professionals bring everything to their work. Sometimes this even includes heartbreak. Shofa is a shining example. Shofas brother suffered with his mental healthand died tragically young. She uses his memory as motivation to give Westminster Youth Council members the opportunity to have a voice and get involved in decision making. This passion resulted in her innovation: The Westminster Youth Market. Here local teenagerslearn about entrepreneurship and develop their personal skills. This is an inclusive platform where everyones contribution and abilities are celebrated. Inspired by a promising life cut short, Shofa believes without vision there is no direction and everyyoung person should be supported to realise their dreams.The Role:As a Social Worker in the Assessment team, you can make your own powerful contribution to improving outcomes for thousands of vulnerable children. Our high-performing team is dedicated to thesafety of children and young people across Westminster. Joining our outstanding service, youll create effective safeguarding plans, empower families and help to change the lives of children with complex needs. Its challenging work, but incredibly rewarding.An enthusiastic and experienced practitioner keen to gain experience in our Assessment service, youll relish the chance to be a role model in delivering a systemic social work service thats fitted to each familys needs. In this varied role, youll havethe opportunity to explore different facets of social work, from assessment to child protection and court work. Caseloads are managed around you, allowing you to give children and families the best of your professional care and expertise. At every stage, wellsupport and encourage you to progress through secondments and training. At Westminster, you will be a valued member of an exceptionally talented team who bring a range of experiences, perspectives and cultural backgrounds into the work of safeguarding. Thefamilies you work with across Westminsters communities will be equally diverse, so were particularly keen to hear from you if youre from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background and/ if you are bi-lingual or multi-lingual. About You:A qualified socialworker, you are registered with Social Work England and have an enhanced DBS check. A track record of safeguarding children and families is vital. This might include qualified social work or placement experience in early help, child protection, care proceedings,permanency care planning or leaving care services.Well expect you to demonstrate experience of assessing and engaging families from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Youll also need a proven ability to support families with complex problems. Theability to speak more than one language would be a real advantage. You will bring to the role skills including project planning and the ability to analyse complex information. Crucially, you are a collaborative individual with excellent all-round communicationskills. What We Offer:Westminster is an amazing place. There are 250,000 diverse residents, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people working here every day. Our mission is to create a city for all. Were an organisationthat wants the very best for our residents: a supportive and safe environment, the chance to grow and learn throughout their lives, to build fantastic careers in world-leading industries, to have access to high-quality, affordable housing and to retire intothe community with dignity and pride.We want Westminster to be a place you can make the most of your talents and thrive as an individual. Thats why were proud to have won Best Health & Wellbeing Initiative in the 2020/21 Business Culture Awards. By beingthe best you can be, youll help us adapt to the changing needs of our organisation and communities. As a progressive and innovative organisation, we welcome applications from candidates keen on working in an agile environment with flexible conditions.At WestminsterCity Council, we are passionate about our aim to be an inclusive workplace for all that reflects the communities we serve, and we believe everyone is valued. We particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, including BAME, LGBTQ+ and thosewith hidden or visible disabilities. Were committed to ensuring all our staff - regardless of gender, age, religion, sexuality, ethnicity or disability - can succeed. We value diversity and appreciate that people work in different ways. So, as a Timewiseemployer we work to provide flexible working arrangements and an empowering environment that enables you to be your best, that is the Westminster Way.