We are seeking to appoint a full-time social worker for this busy, friendly Special Guardianship (SG) team based at Thomas Hardy House, Enfield. The team benefits from being co-located with other services for looked after children. There is also the opportunity to work flexibly, combining working from home with being office-based as part of the Council’s new ways of working for the future.
Enfield’s Looked After Children’s Service has good partnerships with its CAMHS and Virtual School Service who are crucial in providing services to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children and young people. We pride ourselves on working together, to ensure the needs of our children and special guardians are met to a high standard, both before and after a Special Guardianship Order is made.
Enfield’s Children’s Services has excellent training opportunities for staff across all teams.
Enfield’s Children’s Services has maintained its ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, contributed by the excellent work carried out in the SG Team, so come and be a part of its ongoing successful achievements for our Looked After Children.
For an informal discussion, please contact Morris Linton, Special Guardianship Team Manager on 020 4526 5247 / 07356 189244 or by email at Morris.Linton@enfield.gov.uk
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Andrea Walkerdine at andrea.walkerdine@enfield.gov.uk or on 020 8132 1022.
The successful candidate will need to have the skills to undertake special guardianship assessments to a high standard, hold a manageable caseload of up to 4 SG assessments and be pro-actively engaged in the SG team duty system, which provides a range of advice and support to SG families and parents whose children are under an SGO.
For the full person specification and job description, please click to apply and this is available on our job site.
“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.
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Enfield is one of the most diverse parts of London, with all the benefits this brings across our communities, culture, heritage and local economy. It also has incredibly diverse landscapes – from the urban centres of Edmonton, Southgate, Palmers Green and Enfield Town, to rural areas and farmland in the north of the borough.
Based in the bubbling heart of Enfield Town, situated in a modern newly designed service hub, the new office is an environment which supports our smart working policy surrounded by small businesses, bars, restaurants, a buzzing high street and shopping centre. Our brand new high-tech multiagency office has good transport links into central London and is easily assessable to the M25, A10 and A406.
We are proud of the services we offer to children and families living in the borough and work with partners to ensure children receive the best start in life. We are passionate about improving outcomes and driving up standards and performance. Ofsted has rated our children’s services as GOOD overall, read the full report here
Our offer to you include:
A rewarding role in an Ofsted rated GOOD children’s services department
Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
A blend of remote and office based working
Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
Modern purposefully designed working environment in Thomas Hardy House located 5 minutes from the station
A clear career progression pathway, supported by a comprehensive training programme
Smart technology assistance including hybrid video conferencing
Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
Enthusiastic and proactive staff network groups
1 month paid sabbatical for children’s social workers