Job summary
Salary:£37,930 - £39,835 (Inclusive of 5% Market Supplement)
Hours per week:37 hours
Rolling advert:We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.
Support and Safeguarding Service - Empowering Families, Protecting Futures
Join us on a rewarding journey as a Social Worker in Wiltshire, where you'll make a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable children and families.
Our Safeguarding Social Workers are pivotal in supporting Wiltshire's vulnerable children, from pre-birth to age 18. Join a service who received an 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted in September 2023, with positive inspection feedback.
Main duties of the job
We operate on a patch-based model, matching families with your expertise and chosen area within the county. We prioritise flexibility, offering various work locations and hotdesking opportunities to facilitate collaboration with safeguarding teams and services.
We are looking for a registered Social Worker, with up-to-date knowledge of key child care legislation, guidance, and best practices relating to the protection and support of children and young people. Experience in completing assessments, reports, and plans for children identified as vulnerable or in need alongside a full driving licence will be essential.
We promote a culture of continuous learning, encouraging your professional growth and contributions to your peers. Join us in making a tangible difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families within Wiltshire's stunning countryside.
About us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
This position comes with a 5% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include
- To be the primary worker with case responsibility for children in need, children in need of
protection and children looked after - depending upon the function of the dedicated team.
- To operate within the council policy and keep up to date with social work methods, practice
developments, new legislation and procedures, including the Childrens Act 2004.
- To be responsible for the day to day interpretation of and implementation of statutory duties and
departmental policy and procedures in the provision of services to children and young people.
- To be allocated work from the team manager or any person delegated to act on their behalf based
on eligibility criteria and to hold case management responsibility for this work.
- To complete enquiries and assess the needs of and risks to vulnerable children and young people
in a timely manner giving due consideration to the wishes and views of the child and the childs
family. This will include the completion of S47 enquiries, single assessments and engaging
service users and other relevant persons in the work base, homes or any other appropriate venue
e.g. hospital, school etc.
- To take appropriate action to assess and minimise any identified concern or risk to children/young
people in accordance with the requirements and timescales of assessment frameworks, child
protection procedures and looked after children legislation and procedures.
- To draw up and implement, with the child/young person and their family/carers, an appropriate
plan to address identified issues and to maximise the participation of service users and carers in
this process ensuring that social work intervention is ongoing only when necessary in peoples
lives.
- To carry out regular reviews of individual plans, record outcomes and formulate revised plans
which are outcome focused.
- To convene meetings e.g., core groups to assist in the implementation and review of plans for
vulnerable children.
- To write reports for child protection conferences, planning meetings, looked after children reviews,
legal meetings and court hearings and attend these as appropriate.
- To have a creative approach to meeting need and to ensure local provision, wherever possible, in
order to meet identified need within available resources.
- To have a clear understanding of and ability to manage within financial constraints in service
delivery.
- To work collaboratively and effectively with keyworkers, senior keyworkers and local partnership
advisors on achieving shared family goals.To work proactively and in partnership with other agencies to plan and deliver coordinated
services to children, young people and their families/carers which promotes and focuses on
positive outcomes.
- Actively engage and contribute, when necessary, to Local Allocation Group case discussions (or
other similarly named mechanisms/panels)
- To maintain accurate and effective electronic recording of information and action taken in the
course of casework.
- To understand the need for and contribute to the achievement of team and departmental
performance targets in order to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people
- To maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the
department whilst operating in the fullest cooperation with other agencies to ensure that children
are appropriately safeguarded.
- To contribute to team processes in a positive and appropriate manner, by attending team
meetings and undertaking any necessary and appropriate team duties.
- To make an active contribution to the development of service delivery through the sharing of
knowledge, information and skills.
- To take responsibility for personal professional development through the utilisation of relevant
practice research/developments, legislation, participative supervision and appraisal processes.
- To undertake further training which is consistent with the needs of the individual and the organisation, as agreed with the manager.
- To work within an equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory framework. Value diversity within
the team and in contact with other professionals, children, young people and families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include
- To be the primary worker with case responsibility for children in need, children in need of
protection and children looked after - depending upon the function of the dedicated team.
- To operate within the council policy and keep up to date with social work methods, practice
developments, new legislation and procedures, including the Childrens Act 2004.
- To be responsible for the day to day interpretation of and implementation of statutory duties and
departmental policy and procedures in the provision of services to children and young people.
- To be allocated work from the team manager or any person delegated to act on their behalf based
on eligibility criteria and to hold case management responsibility for this work.
- To complete enquiries and assess the needs of and risks to vulnerable children and young people
in a timely manner giving due consideration to the wishes and views of the child and the childs
family. This will include the completion of S47 enquiries, single assessments and engaging
service users and other relevant persons in the work base, homes or any other appropriate venue
e.g. hospital, school etc.
- To take appropriate action to assess and minimise any identified concern or risk to children/young
people in accordance with the requirements and timescales of assessment frameworks, child
protection procedures and looked after children legislation and procedures.
- To draw up and implement, with the child/young person and their family/carers, an appropriate
plan to address identified issues and to maximise the participation of service users and carers in
this process ensuring that social work intervention is ongoing only when necessary in peoples
lives.
- To carry out regular reviews of individual plans, record outcomes and formulate revised plans
which are outcome focused.
- To convene meetings e.g., core groups to assist in the implementation and review of plans for
vulnerable children.
- To write reports for child protection conferences, planning meetings, looked after children reviews,
legal meetings and court hearings and attend these as appropriate.
- To have a creative approach to meeting need and to ensure local provision, wherever possible, in
order to meet identified need within available resources.
- To have a clear understanding of and ability to manage within financial constraints in service
delivery.
- To work collaboratively and effectively with keyworkers, senior keyworkers and local partnership
advisors on achieving shared family goals.To work proactively and in partnership with other agencies to plan and deliver coordinated
services to children, young people and their families/carers which promotes and focuses on
positive outcomes.
- Actively engage and contribute, when necessary, to Local Allocation Group case discussions (or
other similarly named mechanisms/panels)
- To maintain accurate and effective electronic recording of information and action taken in the
course of casework.
- To understand the need for and contribute to the achievement of team and departmental
performance targets in order to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people
- To maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the
department whilst operating in the fullest cooperation with other agencies to ensure that children
are appropriately safeguarded.
- To contribute to team processes in a positive and appropriate manner, by attending team
meetings and undertaking any necessary and appropriate team duties.
- To make an active contribution to the development of service delivery through the sharing of
knowledge, information and skills.
- To take responsibility for personal professional development through the utilisation of relevant
practice research/developments, legislation, participative supervision and appraisal processes.
- To undertake further training which is consistent with the needs of the individual and the organisation, as agreed with the manager.
- To work within an equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory framework. Value diversity within
the team and in contact with other professionals, children, young people and families.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
