Social Worker/ 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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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 have opportunities to join our Children with Disabilities Teams based across Surrey in Woking & Redhill.

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.

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 Children with Disability

Ambitious about Ability - Our Children with Disabilities (CWD) service embodies our Council vision of no one being left behind.

Our child-centred approach sees us working closely with the children and their families to ensure the whole family is supported.

We are committed to working in partnership with families to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Our goal is to maximise life chances and opportunities for disabled children and we work closely with our colleagues in adult servicesto achieve this.

We believe strongly in the importance of building positive and consistent relationships between the families we work with and social workers, together with the multidisciplinary team

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.

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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??

The job advert closes at 23:59 on the 20th March 2023.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

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.

We look forward to hearing from you