As a Senior Social Worker in Hackney’s Assessment and Planning Service, you will be working at the forefront of best practice in a social work team led by a Team Manager You will be provided with high level administrative support by a Unit Coordinator. This supportive environment enables you to deliver high quality interventions to children and families. You will provide supervision to qualified social workers and support your Team Manager with the leadership and development of staff within your social work team. We will help you to develop excellent social work practice, providing leadership training leading to career advancement at your own pace.
Hackney is proud of its organisational learning culture and strives to find innovative ways of engaging and facilitating change with young people and their families. We provide a wide-range of excellent training and development opportunities, including through our partnerships with the North London Social Work Teaching Partnership, City and Hackney Safeguarding Children’s Partnership, Making Research Count and Research in Practice.
Dynamic, innovative, committed and passionate, you will bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill-base to the challenge of working with vulnerable children and families. You will be able to access an outstanding range of local support services, enabling you to make a real difference for children and families.
Over recent years we have become renowned for innovation. From Anti-Racist Practice, Contextual Safeguarding, Safe and Together, to Reclaiming Social Work, we have challenged norms and carved new paths. We value systemic leadership and encourage devolved decision-making at all levels - with senior managers working alongside front-line staff. Our teams are given excellent development opportunities and we are proud to be the first local authority to provide post-graduate qualifications in systemic practice. This is an exciting time to join Hackney Children and Families Service, as we embed our Systemic, Trauma Informed and Anti-Racist practice model (STAR).
Dynamic, innovative, committed and passionate, you will bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill-base to the challenge of working with vulnerable children and families. You will be able to access an outstanding range of local support services, enabling you to make a real difference for children and families.
Over recent years we have become renowned for innovation. From Anti-Racist Practice, Contextual Safeguarding, Safe and Together, to Reclaiming Social Work, we have challenged norms and carved new paths. We value systemic leadership and encourage devolved decision-making at all levels - with senior managers working alongside front-line staff. Our teams are given excellent development opportunities and we are proud to be the first local authority to provide post-graduate qualifications in systemic practice. This is an exciting time to join Hackney Children and Families Service, as we embed our Systemic, Trauma Informed and Anti-Racist practice model (STAR).
Our vision is to make Hackney a place for everyone. Where all our residents, whatever their background, have a chance to lead healthy and successful lives; a place of which everyone can be proud, with excellent services and public spaces, thriving businesses, and strong communities; a place that celebrates diversity, and where everyone can feel valued, included, and involved.
It is an exciting time to be working in Hackney as we are embedding our practice model of Systemic, Trauma informed and Anti-Racist practice. We are an innovative borough where we collaborate to support change for the children and families we work for and for each other. You will change and develop while working in Hackney and we will be behind you every step of the way. So, why don't you find yourself in Hackney?
Retention bonus for social workers in Children in Need and Access and Assessment Services- £1500 every 6 months.
Ad hoc parking permits available for social workers when required to use a vehicle for their role.
We prioritise the development and growth of staff and have reviewed and updated our ASYE programme of support, to ensure a structured learning programme that understands the journey of the child and utilises protected time.
Celebration and appreciation opportunities including a World Social Work Week thank you event and our Coffee Connection networking events.
A dedicated Race Equality and Inclusion team working to embed active anti-racist practice and support staff’s anti-racism journey.
Monthly group supervision for collaboration and support when things feel stuck
As well as our Council-wide benefits:
Generous holiday allowance – 27 days a year, rising to 32 after five years
Unrivalled pension scheme
Flexible working options
Family friendly policies
A range of discounts, including subsidised gym membership and local eating
Access to financial and season ticket loans
Health and wellbeing benefits, such as lunchtime fitness classes
A comprehensive training and development offer
We are a member of Cycle Scheme and offer free pool bikes
Email our recruitment team for more information on this role at cfs.recruitment@hackney.gov.uk