Salary: From £38,220 To £42,839 per annum, pro rata + relocation support
Grade: JK
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37 hours)
Location: Richmond, North Yorkshire.
Richmond area - flexible working bases and hybrid working available
Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for a rewarding and varied role working with children and young people or a newly qualified Social Worker looking to complete your ASYE in a supportive environment?
North Yorkshire Council’s Outstanding Children’s Services are looking for a Social Worker to join their Family Assessment and Support Team in Richmond.
About the Role
In our Family Assessment and Support Team, you will work with a range of children and their families, carers and networks. This will include:
· Children in need.
· Children subject to child protection plans.
· Where public law proceedings are needed.
A good understanding of all these aspects of the legislation, practice and court process will be needed. In NYC, we have an extensive training and learning offer and will support you in your continual professional development. This includes all aspects of our defined practice model, Systemic, signs of safety and family seeing/network training.
We have high aspirations for our young people and always strive to work collaboratively with children, young people and their families, working strongly with the belief that each child and young person has a network around them which is essential to work alongside and tap into.
About the Team
The team consists of a Team Manager and Practice Supervisors to support all our Social Workers in the team. The team have dedicated business support to enable Social Workers to spend more time with Children, Young People and their families. We have a well-defined supervision policy which includes regular group supervisions, individual supervisions and opportunities to participate in County Wide practice model sessions and engage in appreciative enquiry and conversation cafés about practice with our Principal Social Worker.
The team is creative in the ways we work with families and no two plans look the same. The Social Workers are supported by new technology which means that more time can be spent with young people and their families. Last year, our children’s services rolled out the use of an AI Policy Buddy which enables staff to find information, check sources and generate summaries of new material.
Key features of our AI Policy buddy include:
· Multi-lingual capabilities.
· Ability to provide comprehensive, cross-referenced answers tailored to specific queries.
· Ability to create bespoke guides for staff and the children and families they work with.
About you
We are looking for Social Workers with a passion for social work with children and families, with a ‘can do’ attitude, who like to think outside of the box and are creative in their planning with children. It doesn’t matter whether you are starting out in your social work career, returning to practice or an experienced worker looking for a new challenge either in a different field or new authority. We would love to hear from you!
Why Join Us?
- Generous Annual Leave: 28 days of holiday (pro-rata), increasing to 34 days after 5 years’ service – plus public holidays.
- Pension Scheme: Save for your future with our generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Fitness Discounts: Discounted Gym memberships at various gyms across the county.
- Lifestyle Savings: Enjoy a wide range of discounts at hundreds of popular high-street and online retailers.
- And more: Additional wellbeing support, employee assistance, and development opportunities.
Be the change you trained to be.
For an informal conversation about the role or the service, we would welcome you to contact Tara Bray, Team Manager on Tara.Bray@northyorks.gov.uk
If you are interested in a career in Social Work and would like more information about this, please contact Samantha Clayton (Head of Effective Practice & QA) on Samantha.Clayton@northyorks.gov.uk We have many opportunities to support people wanting to become Qualified Social Workers.
For more information regarding our service, our practice model, what we can offer you and to meet some of our team and meet our leaders together with the details of more opportunities visit: www.northyorks.gov.uk/childrenssocialworker
We welcome individuals looking to relocate, for further information please see our Relocation Policy.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Key Dates
Closing Date: Sunday 18th January 2025
Interview date: To be Confirmed
Key Documents
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.