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    Social Worker Cared for Children's Service - United Kingdom - Dorset Council

    Dorset Council
    Dorset Council United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    As a Supported Lodgings Social Worker you will be able to support Dorset's Supported Lodging Host's and help them achieve great outcomes for the children and young people they care for.

    By supporting our hosts, you will make a difference to young people who are leaving care, enabling them to be the best possible version of themselves into adulthood and beyond.

    You will be well supported by the Fostering & Supported Lodgings team and feel a strong team ethos of collaborative working, passion and creativity.

    You will have the opportunity to support the Team Manager in shaping the service, to introduce creativity and a dynamic approach to the exciting changes being implemented.

    You will receive monthly , reflective supervision , to develop your skills and support our hosts to have a therapeutic approach to the young people that they are caring for.

    You will also be supported to ensure that hosts are maintaining the safety of our children and young people, as well as supporting them to build on their life skills i.e.

    budgeting, cooking, household duties, education and employment.

    You will have access to full and dynamic training opportunities, Dorset Council's Social Work academy, a s well as a bespoke induction programme.

    You will have access to 1:1 support from advanced practitioners with in the team.
    You will have access to Dorset's staff wellbeing service.
    You will be supported with your career progression with in Dorset Council.

    We are looking for a dedicated and dependable Supported Lodgings Social Worker , with a history of working with children and young people.

    The successful applicant will be supporting Hosts and looked after children/ young people across Dorset.

    You will be expected to undertake thorough and reflective assessments of new Supported Lodgings Hosts and assist with recruitment, retention, assessment and training.

    To co-ordinate support groups for our Supported Lodgings Hosts.

    Ensuring that young people are at the heart of practice, included in their planning, have fair opportunities,that their sense of identity is promoted and advocated where necessary .

    You will liaise closely with the Leaving Care Team to create the most appropriate pathway, stepping stone toindependence for young people, making sure that 'positive endings' and their move on is young person focused.

    The Supported Lodgings team are based in Dorchester, you will be responsible for supporting hosts living across the county.

    You will provide reliable support, supervision, and undertake reviews for Supported Lodgings Hosts. You will also be required to present at the Fostering/ Supported Lodgings Panel as part of your role.

    You must have a passion for children and young people, excellent organisational skills, be able to meet deadlines, have excellent communication skills and the ability to analyse situations accurately and produce detailed , meaningful written reports.

    This role will include safeguarding our children and young people, and participating in training for our hosts to continue to progress their development.

    You will be a qualified social worker who is registered with Social Work England.
    Have a clear enhanced DBS check for children and adults .

    Have a clean, full driving licence, enabling you to fulfil travel requirements of the post , able to work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends.

    Have experience of working with children/ young people and adults in a statutory social care environment.

    Have a strong working knowledge of child care legislation, statutory guidance and practice, including Fostering standards, Supported lodgings standards etc Housing and Benefit entitlement for Young People leaving care.

    Have ability to create an environment for social work practice to flourish.
    This post requires significant travel. This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders .
    See our policy on safeguarding children and young people .
    The friends and family referral scheme applies to this post. have a degree in Social Work
    be registered with Social Work England
    be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
    See the children's social worker framework .

    At Dorset Council we:
    provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
    care about Dorset and all the people who live here
    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 recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities.

    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.
    Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

    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.

    Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at .

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