Come and Grow your Social Work Career in Brent
We are a team that is passionate about the work we undertake with a clear focus on partnership working with carers, children, and their families and with the professional network.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and a self-motivated social worker who is passionate about working with our kinship carers and providing them support and guidance.
Some of our benefits package for staff:
• A £5000 ‘golden hello’ payment.
• Retention payments of £2,500 or £4,500 per year depending on team.
• A framework that informs and supports your professional growth.
• Minimum of 10 days of training per year. Our learning opportunities are designed to enhance direct social work practice using the Signs of Safety model.
• A career progression framework that maps out how you will grow your career in Brent – from ASYE to Team Manager and beyond.
For more information, please visit: www.brent.gov.uk/socialworkbrent.
Closing Date: 09 February 2025 (23:00)
If you require further information or would like an informal discussion, please contact: Head of LACP Kelli Eboji - kelli.eboji@brent.gov.uk
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
Candidate must have 3 years post qualifying experience of working as a Social Worker in a statutory, with excellent verbal and written communications skills, good assessment skills, good understanding and working knowledge of the relevant legislation, have good IT skills and an ability to adapt to changing situations.
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Learn more about Brent and our communities by watching this video:
Brent Children and Young People Services boasts a bright and buzzy atmosphere where colleagues are friendly, supportive and get stuck in. Brent is the 2020 London Borough of Culture(s) where people are proud of their culture and background – and we are proud of our diverse workforce. Working in a well-connected borough, in state-of-the-art buildings, you’ll be surrounded by restaurants, coffee shops and facilities if you to choose to work in Brent.
We have a great rewards packages for social workers up to senior team managers. We provide a welcome and retention payment when you join, which includes:
Key worker rental housing in Wembley for permanent social workers (subject to availability)
Golden hello and relocation packages (for hard to recruit to roles)
Annual retention payment for all social work qualified staff.
You will also receive:
A commitment to manageable caseloads across all teams.
The Social Work progression framework, enabling you to move to senior social worker and beyond when you’re ready. We are committed to retaining the best staff and providing you with the support and opportunities to achieve that.
Group and 1-2-1 supervision.
A small team model, supported by practice consultants with training in systemic and reflective practice.
A culture of highly effective flexible working, supported with some of the best IT in local government.
A very generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
A host of other rewards and benefits such as reduced cost gym membership, London Designer Outlet privilege card, Wembley Boxpark privilege card plus many more.
If you’d like to know more about Brent and working in children and young people’s services, please visit our website. If you are interested in having an informal discussion about working in children's social care in Brent please contact:
Palvinder Kudhail, Director, Integration and Improved Outcomes: Palvinder.Kudhail@brent.gov.uk
Rashida Forbes, Principal Social Worker: Rashida.Forbes@brent.gov.uk