Social Worker - Children with Disabilities Team

Posted 26th Oct, 2023
Location
Kingston upon Thames
Salary/rate
£39,951 – £42,840
Hours
Full-time
Working arrangements
Blended
Contract type
Permanent
Closing date
4th Aug, 2024
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About the role

We are offering a £3000 annual market supplement for this role!

We are looking for social workers to join our team in supporting children and young people who have severe and profound disabilities. The role is varied in terms of the work we do, looking at short breaks support, child in need, child protection and looked after children processes are all followed.

We have a family support team in the service also we work closely with to ensure children and young people and their families are receiving a service that is right for them at all times.

Why work for the Children with Disabilities Team?

  • Free parking at your main place of work or a 5 minute walk from the nearest train station
  • Other office locations available in Richmond and Kingston if needed
  • We have a Family Support Team who we work closely with to support with work being undertaken with children and families
  • Access to Social Care Occupational Therapists and Emotional Health service to work with you as and when needed to support children
  • Regular reflective sessions as a service where scenarios can be brought and discussed using the Signs of Safety framework

Details of the role:

  • Assessing the needs of children and young people who have disabilities and understanding whether they require specialist intervention from the team or whether they are able to access mainstream activities.
  • Assessing the needs of children with severe and profound disabilities in terms of short breaks support for them and their families.
  • Care planning; Child in Need, Child Protection and Children Looked After, to ensure children and young people are having their needs met by all who care for and work with them.
  • Undertaking visits to children and young people at home, school and within the community. These visits will include elements of direct working with the child or young person using suitable methods that they are able to communicate via.
  • Multi agency working with health, education and other colleagues to ensure that the needs of children and young people are being met.
About you

As a Social Worker in the Children with Disabilities team you will work jointly with other professionals to undertake a holistic assessment of children and their families in accordance with the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families. The successful candidate will:

  • Hold a Social Work qualification and have undertaken your Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) as well as a registration with Social Work England.
  • Have relevant experience to the role; ideally some experience in working directly in some capacity with children and young people with significant disabilities but if not then experience in safeguarding would be useful.
  • Will be happy to work across two London Boroughs; the team are based in Chessington however cover the entirety of Richmond and Kingston boroughs.
  • Will be able to work in the office environment – we do offer a hybrid model of working, working from home up to 2 days per week with manager’s agreement. We also have access to office sites across Richmond and Kingston should staff require a different base.
  • Will be a team player and actively participate in the team duty system, be supportive of colleagues and other professionals and have a positive attitude towards the work you are undertaking.
About Kingston upon Thames

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  

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