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We are looking for skilled, dynamic and motivated Social Workers who have a passion for achieving excellence and the ability to drive change for children and young people who have disabilities in Barnet. If this is you, you could be the person we are looking for!
We have developed an Autism Strategy across our Family Services. An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Social Workers to join the Specialist Autism Team in the Children with Disabilities. Social workers will be working closely with professionals at the Autism Hub and there will be periods when social workers will be working from the Hub when it is established. The team work with those children and young people displaying severe, challenging behaviour requiring a multi-disciplinary response. The work is predicated on improving the quality and care for autistic children and young people, through providing specialist social care assessment and intervention with a view to preventing family breakdown and admission into hospital. Experience of working with children with autism or challenging behaviour and an understanding of specialist health settings is preferred but training will be made available to the right candidate.
About you
Innovative and positive engagement with children , young adults and families in their assessments and plans and a passion for delivery of high quality services and interventions to vulnerable children and young people in partnership with a wide range of agencies.
Barnet - in the north-west of London - is the second largest borough by population and home to over 389,000 people.
With 30 flourishing town centres and over 200 family-friendly parks, nature reserves and greenspaces, Barnet is a brilliant place to live, study, work, and raise a family.
If you think working in Barnet might be for you, then we would love to hear from you. You can arrange to come for a pre-interview visit or call us for an informal chat. You can also find out more about working in Barnet by watching the video below.
We provide members of our children’s services workforce with:
Free Parking
Competitive renumeration packages (including Barnet Flex – talk to us about this)
Access to Pool Cars/Parking Permits
30 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
Work-life balance options may include flexi-time, job-share, homeworking, part-time
Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
Excellent training and development opportunities
Interest-free season travel ticket loan
Cycle to Work Scheme
Relocation package of up to £8,000
Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
Childcare voucher scheme, salary sacrifice scheme
Corporate rates for membership of Better Leisure
Occupational Health advice/Health and Wellbeing Programme
Employee Assistance Programme
Modern purpose built offices based in the heart of our Community at Colindale, 5 minutes walk from the underground station.
If you have any questions about applying for roles within children's social care at Barnet please contact our recruitment team FS.Recruitment@Barnet.gov.uk