Specialist Social Worker (CAPVA Social Worker) - Fixed term 24 months
£42,795 to £45,834 plus Golden Hello of £4,500 paid to new starters to Merton, £2,000 market supplement per annum and £963 essential car user allowance per annum.
Are you a registered social worker with experience of working with children, young people and their families?
Are you looking for a role where you will be able to spend more time working directly with families?
Are you able to be draw on your knowledge of solution focused, strengths-based approaches to intervention and engagement?
What is CAPVA?
Respect uses the term Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA) to describe the dynamic where a young person (8 years -18 years) engages in repeated abusive behaviour towards a parent or adult carer.
Abusive behaviour can include physical violence; emotional, economic or sexual abuse; and coercive control. It may also include damage to property and abuse towards other family members, particularly siblings.
About the Role
We are looking to recruit to a new role as a Specialist Social Worker based within the Social Work Academy. This is a non-case holding role where you will work in partnership with an allocated worker and multiagency partners to deliver tailored interventions to families where they are concerns about child and adolescent violence towards parents/carers.
The role will involve undertaking rapid assessments as well as developing and providing flexible short-term interventions. This is an exciting opportunity as you will be involved in shaping a new support service.
The ideal candidate will be:
Autonomous, creative with good problem solving skills.
Have good direct work and communication skills including experience and knowledge of working with children and young people with SEND.
Experience of working in a child centred approach to support families experiencing child and adolescent violence towards parents/carers.
Our Offer
In joining Merton you will welcomed into an innovative local authority rated "Outstanding" by OFSTED.
A team and service with friendly and supportive colleagues.
Development and career progression opportunities.
Merton values the benefits of a diverse workforce. We would particularly welcome applications from individuals from a global majority backgrounds.
If you have any questions, please contact the Social Work Academy Team Manager, Lydia Billington on 0208 545 4247 or Lydia.Billington@merton.gov.uk for further information.
Interviews to take place week commencing 27th of November, in person at Merton Civic Centre.
Merton is an outer borough in southwest London. Suburban in character, the borough has three main town centres: Wimbledon, Mitcham, and Morden. We want our to be a great place for every child to grow up in order to give them the best start in life. To do this, we need the best social work talent working with us.
We offer a full range of employment benefits to ensure every member of staff feels valued and able to progress:
If you like the sound of working in Merton, or want to know more about a specific role, please do not hesitate to contact recruitment@merton.gov.uk