Lead Social Work Practitioner - Nuneaton, United Kingdom - Warwickshire County Council

Warwickshire County Council

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Nuneaton, United Kingdom

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About Us and The Role
Ofsted have rated us Good

Bedworth and North Warwickshire Children's Safeguarding Team are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Social Workers to join our team.

We are a case management/long-term team where Social Workers have caseloads of Child In Need, Child Protection, Children in Care, care proceedings and adoption.

You will be joining a busy and fast paced team but one with a very supportive and cohesive team culture where the ethos is on child focused work aimed at improving outcomes and enhancing life experiences for children and young people.

We adopt a positive, can do and problem solving approach to our work based on the restorative practice model; we set ourselves high standards and are always keen to improve upon our best.

We have a strong, motivated and supportive management group who work hard and to high standards; We have a clear career pathway and a commitment to on-going learning and training and to supporting all staff to develop and to be the best that they can be.

This is the difference you make.

Our offer to you.

Key Requirements

Professional Social Work qualification (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW))
In depth experience in children's social work and experience of complex cases
Have excellent analytical skills with ability to make well informed decisions
Have the ability to record and produce concise, effective and accurate reports
Have good communication skills with the ability to build relationships, engage with children and families

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

Find out more about Warwickshire Children & Families Service

For further details please see the Job Description and Person Specification;

Lead Practitioner

Additional Information

Closing Date: 08th** June 2023