The Safeguarding team mainly supports children and their families who are subject to Child Protection plans and Child in Need plans. Our focus is progressing and delivering longer-term plans with families. As a Social Worker in the Safeguarding team you will have the responsibility of:
Supporting children and young people who are subject to Child Protection plans and Child in Need plans.
Understanding when to transfer cases from the Safeguarding team to the Permanence team.
Building strong and respectful working relationships with families, their support network and our partner agencies.
Regular assessment writing, threshold application, home visits, direct work, care planning, chairing meetings and case recording in line with our policies and procedures.
Ensuring that children and young people are actively involved in our work and their voice is captured in our case recording.
Actively taking part in reflective supervision and group supervision.
As a Social Worker in the Safeguarding team you will strive to work alongside children and families to ensure they know why we are involved and what needs to change to make things safer for all. Our aim is to achieve realistic and long-lasting change by establishing support within the family and community network. To be able to successfully deliver this service you will need to be:
An effective communicator.
Resilient worker, able to work effectively in a team or on your own, taking ownership and responsibility for the cases you are assigned.
Confident and competent with relevant statutory and regulatory framework and have knowledge of an appropriate range of professional interventions.
Evidence of championing inclusion and diversity whilst making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people.
Solution focused person with the ability to deal with sensitive issues.
Achieving for Children (AfC) is a community interest company (a not-for-profit social enterprise) created in 2014 by the Royal Borough of Kingston and the London Borough of Richmond to provide their children’s services. In 2017, the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead joined AfC as our third owner.
We deliver the full range of children’s services for the three councils. Achieving for Children is a great place to work for those looking for a new challenge. Our offer to you includes:
A role in an organisation that is supportive
An induction offer that starts before you join and includes a welcome event on your first day of employment.
29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after two years and 35 days after four years
Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
Hybrid or mobile working and the technology and equipment to facilitate this
Positions available in three of the most desirable boroughs in the south - discrete relocation packages are available for selected roles
Travel assistance package for business use, including car and cycle mileage reimbursement, annual season ticket loan or business Oyster cards
Two days accredited Signs of Safety Foundation Training
12 protected Development Days each year for all staff
Access to a huge range of additional professional development opportunities as part of our regional Social Work Teaching Partnership
On occasions we are in the position to offer some additional financial payments for particularly hard to place roles in selected service areas of AfC.
If you would like to have an informal chat about working with us, please email recruitment@achievingforchildren.org.uk