Social Worker (Children's)

Social Worker – Safeguarding (Children’s)

London Borough of Havering

Contract: Permanent

Pay - £40,833 - £50,031 per annum with an additional annual Market Supplement (MS) of £4,000 subject to final confirmation.

The London Borough of Havering is looking to recruit a Social Worker (Children’s Safeguarding) to contribute to the delivery of an effective children’s social care service as part of a social work team, improving outcomes for children and young people, and manage caseloads dependent upon experience, grade of post and complexity of cases, utilising specialist knowledge for appropriate interventions, needs and risk assessments, care planning and child protection investigations.

If successful in your application for the role of Social Worker (Children’s Safeguarding), London Borough of Havering, you will/will be:

·       Hold and manages varied caseloads, reflecting the function of the team in accordance with procedures, guidelines and legislation.

·       Identify and assess levels of risk and need, and delivers protective or supportive services for children at risk, in need and/or looked after.

·       Maintain an up to date assessment, care plan and reviews for all cases.

·       Assess and analyse need, contributing to, and implementing, plans; reviewing progress against identified outcomes, ensuring that the child’s welfare is paramount throughout.

·       Ensure that reports are up to date, of a high quality and submitted according to appropriate timescales.

As one of the greenest boroughs in London, resourcefulness is in our nature. We don’t wait to be told, we take the initiative. We face the future head-on, embracing new challenges with open minds and fresh ideas. There’s lots of opportunities to progress here, and if you seize them we’ll support you all the way. Choose Havering and see the difference you’ll make to the people that live, work and learn here.

From caring for those who need it most, to ensuring our highways and streets are safe, providing a roof over the heads of our residents, providing excellent customer service or, enhancing our digital services for staff and residents, there are so many ways you can make a positive influence here. And, whether you’re outdoorsy, people-focused or analytical, we have a role that’s right for you.

The London Borough of Havering is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.

Priority consideration on all advertised roles will be given to London Borough of Havering Redeployees.

The London Borough of Havering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Please be aware that a Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) check will be required for any position with access to these groups under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In addition, the Authority reserves the right to request employees undertake a basic disclosure check (Disclosure Scotland) where required for the role this includes anyone who has access to (or information obtained directly from) a government database, or has a GCSX account. These posts will be required to have a Basic Disclosure Scotland check as per the requirements of BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standards).

Pay scale: £40,833 - £50,031 per annum with an additional annual Market Supplement (MS) of £4,000 subject to final confirmation.

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 19^th May 2024, however, interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 01708 432770