Waltham Forest’s Children’s Service has big ambitions for the future – and is a place where you can realise yours. If you are a dedicated and creative senior practitioner looking to make your mark, develop your career and improve the lives of children and their families, our forward-thinking People's Directorate should be your next career destination. We are a supportive, challenging and inspirational team, striving towards the shared purpose of achieving independence, choice and the best possible results for our service users. Join us and you will help us to become a centre of excellence and best practice, building on the strong foundations we have laid. In return for your hard work, we will give you the time and active support you need to make a difference. Promoting creativity is at the heart of our agenda to develop Social Work, and means you will be encouraged to share ideas, bring about positive change and strive to continuously improve outcomes for our vulnerable children. We would like applications from qualified and experienced candidates.
LBWF offers a retention bonus of £3,000 which is paid annually i.e. £1,500 paid in the salary for June and December. This bonus is subject to conditions.
· Significant experience in a Children & Families setting · Experience of undertaking highly complex casework within a statutory children’s setting · Experience of service delivery which is culturally sensitive and responsive to the needs of a multi-cultural community · Deputise in the absence of the Team Manager · Ensure the delivery of a unified & effective planning for children & young people. · Ensure work flow and placement requests follow Local Authority procedures. · Deliver best practice working closely with MASH and partners on planning, diversity and robust decision making. · Experience of prioritisation, planning and service delivery · Demonstrable knowledge and experience in assessing and analysing complex risk · Experience of having to interpret, understand and make judgements on the complex interactions between the risk and protective factors in any given situation when arriving at a decision about whether the child or young person is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm. · Have high-level knowledge and skills in gathering information from a range of sources, including direct observation of children and young people and their interactions with mothers, fathers and carers. · Make timely judgments and decisions that are based on evidence and thorough analysis of all the information gathered. · Demonstrate an ability to draw up specific practical plans with clear timescales that are based on high quality assessments, which set out the planned outcomes for the child or young person. · Systematically monitor and review decisions and plans, revising them where appropriate in the light of new information and evaluation of whether the interventions are achieving the planned outcomes. · Know about the different methods of intervention and, on the basis of a critical review of the research evidence, understand their effectiveness. · Demonstrate or show evidence of having undertaken and managed to completion number of complex cases and able to demonstrate a high level of conceptualisation of critical analysis.
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We know what social work is WORTH! Make the difference to the lives of children and families in Waltham Forest!
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, our borough is a fantastic place where people want to live, work and play.
9 out of 10 staff in our social care teams enjoy our strong learning culture, which focuses on new and emerging trends
We invest in your development to help you find your niche, specialising in areas underpinned by a clear strengths-based approach
Inspiring leadership and ambition rated Outstanding
Diverse and inclusive teams who improve lives and make a real difference – a safe and inclusive environment, with active employee-led networks and initiatives
A brand-new Town Hall HQ at Fellowship Square, with innovative and flexible workspace
As a borough which celebrates diversity and inclusivity, we believe that it is important for you to hear from a cross-section of staff working within Waltham Forest. Watch a selection of our staff case studies below.
We offer our staff:
A rewarding role in an Ofsted rated GOOD children’s services department
Stable leadership rated by Ofsted as OUTSTANDING
New Social Work Academy
Strong Continuing Professional Development (CPD) offer including Virtual Reality (VR) training
Competitive salaries and retention bonuses
A range of health & Wellbeing initiatives and vibrant staff-led networks such as our Race Equality Network
Flexible working options
Manageable caseloads
Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension
If you are interested in having an informal discussion about working in children's social care at Waltham Forest please contact:
Rongful Begum, Head of Safeguarding at Rongful.Begum@walthamforest.gov.uk
Kobus Grobbelaar, Head of Corporate Parenting Kobus.Grobbelaar@walthamforest.gov.uk
Roberta Onyekwelu, Head of Placements & Resources Roberta.OnyeKwelu@walthamforest.gov.uk