Grade/Salary - ME14 - £49,551 - £52,584 per annum
Merton's Workforce, Practice Development and Insights team are looking for a Consultant Social Worker who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people in the borough by supporting practice development.
About us
Our vision is for our Borough to be a safe place for every child to grow up in and to give every child the best start in life. Our children's services have been judged Outstanding by Ofsted and we are continuing to move forward to keep improving our standards of practice and response to Children and Young people for who Merton are Corporate Parents. Merton’s Leaders are committed and focused on supporting our staff and ensuring that we are keeping children and young people at the heart of our work.
In Merton we have a blended practice model which combines Systemic Practice, Relationship Based Social Work, Trauma-informed practice and Signs of Safety and is embedded throughout all of our work. There is also a well-established and connected multiagency partnership working.
About you
- An experienced, qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England
- Experience of quality assurance, audits, multi-agency audits, practice development.
- You will bring enthusiasm in the service with your exceptional knowledges, skills and social work practice in working collaboratively with the team and raising practice standards.
- You will be proactive, hands-on, raise practice standards in social work and act as a champion for professional development to ensure outcomes for children and young people are evidenced and strengthened.
- The post holder will work collaboratively through the lens of equality, equity, diversity and inclusion.
About the role
The focus of the team is to understand Merton's Practice, what's working well, areas to strengthen and develop whilst working closely with colleagues across the department to drive practice that improves outcomes for children and young people.
Scope of the role includes:
Benefits
-We are an equal opportunity employer, and our policies and practices ensure that no person will be discriminated against for reasons of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.
-Please see our why work for us page on our website for more information about a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you
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Merton is an outer borough in southwest London. Suburban in character, the borough has three main town centres: Wimbledon, Mitcham, and Morden. We want our to be a great place for every child to grow up in order to give them the best start in life. To do this, we need the best social work talent working with us.
We offer a full range of employment benefits to ensure every member of staff feels valued and able to progress:
If you like the sound of working in Merton, or want to know more about a specific role, please do not hesitate to contact recruitment@merton.gov.uk