Childrens Social Worker and Senior Social Worker - Woking, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Woking, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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We have opportunities to join our Assessment Teams based across Surrey in Woking, Walton on Thames, Redhill and Guildford.

When not working with our residents in the community, we are keen to support agile working with a combination of home and office working.

We are keen to get the balance right of providing flexibility but ensuring you feel connected to your team and the service.

The salary range for Social Workers is?£36,282 - £40,146?per annum?and?£41,127 - £45,519 per annum?for Senior Social Workers.

We also offer a?financial package of up to £6,000 which is payable in 3 instalments across your first 18 months in post.

We recognise that looking for your next Social Work position is a really important step in your career and we're here to make that transition a positive one.

Our commitment to applicants is to remove barriers and to understand more about you, your motivationfor working in children's social care and why you're proud to work for such a valuable profession.

Take a read and we hope, you'll be just as excited to speak to us as we are you

About working in Assessment:

The first contact any family or professional has with our assessment service sets the tone for our entire working relationship with them.

Our practice across the whole service is based upon consent, strong relationships with families and with partners whoare also supporting our families.

Using motivational approaches the assessment social worker engages with both the family and the network supporting them to understand the presenting worries and work out whether a statutory social work service is required.

If not, a plan to support the family at a lower level of need will be put in place to meet the need of the child and family.

One Voice:

In Surrey, you will have a sense of belonging within your individual team but also the wider service areas and directorate.

You will receive high quality supervision, as there is a firm commitment towards dedicating time that focusses on the work you dowith children and families, to enable you to work creatively and holistically in providing support and protection to children whilst also paying attention to your wellbeing and career development.

This creates a sense of purpose and fulfilment with a clearpathway to achieve your future aspirations.

Wherever you are in your career journey, Surrey is committed to supporting and nurturing you so that you can be the best version of yourself.

Our Surrey Children's Service Academy currently has over 60 courses available and offers a bespoke learning programme so you can be at the forefront of best practice.

Modules such as motivational interviewing and our total respect course allow you to feelempowered in having essential conversations whilst still ensuring a child centred approach to your practice.

How we will support you:

Surrey is committed to supporting you both professionally and personally and we offer a number of benefits you can access in your time away from work.

A few examples of these include:

A competitive relocation package
We pay your Social Worker England Registration fee
28?days annual leave, rising to 30?days after 5?years' service (plus bank holidays)
Access to our car lease scheme
Opportunity to join our competitive local government pension scheme
Family and lifestyle discounts via Surrey Extra (discounts on everyday shopping with shopping cards and vouchers for Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer, Primark and many more high street retailers. Plus voucher codes, cinema tickets and rewardpoints, holiday offers and weekend breakaways, and lots more
Smart Employee Eyecare free eye test and if required a free pair of discounted glasses, with no upfront costs to you
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers advice, support and helpful information on personal, family, work, financial, legal and health issues, plus one to one counselling with 6 free counselling sessions.
Fostering and adoption support

We look forward to hearing from you

The job advert closes at 23:59 on the 6th March 2023.

You will need to be registered with Social Work England and have the willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of the role.