Audit Officer - Supporting Families

Requirements

• 5 years or more post qualifying social work experience
• A Social Work England (SWE) recognised Social Work qualification. A current SWE certificate will be a condition of appointment and a condition of employment for all staff working in a qualified social work role.
• Substantial experience in children and families work, having regularly undertaken complex assessments of children and families
• Extensive experience of working in partnership in complex cases where culture, race, gender, sexuality and disability are key factors in provision.
• Experience of practice education/ mentoring/ coaching staff or students, enabling learning

Please see attached JD for full details.

Our offer:

We are committed to developing excellent managers and practitioners and making Tower Hamlets an employer of choice. We will help you to develop excellent social work practice, leading to career advancement at your own pace.

If you choose to work with us, you will benefit from:

· A competitive salary (£55,158 - £58,197)

· Up to 33 days annual leave after 5 years continual service; and 8 bank holidays

· Zone 2-3 travel card, season ticket loan

· Opportunities to develop your practice, with a clear framework for career development/leadership programme

· Good quality, regular, reflective supervision

· Enhanced sick pay scheme, maternity/adoption leave pay and maternity support leave

· Opportunities for agile/flexible working

· Cycle to work scheme/ Rent deposit scheme/ Access to free eye tests

· Discounted gym membership & You at Work discounts and many others

Tower Hamlets offers the best of London in one borough.

We believe the best place for children is to be raised within their own families, immediate or wider, wherever it is safe and appropriate to do so.​ Social Workers are at the core of our work with children and families. Our approach is about enabling social workers to build relationships and strengthen families by working with people in a compassionate and understanding way. ​

We are determined to continue our journey of improvement and deliver outstanding services for children and families of Tower Hamlets, and our offer to staff includes:

• The opportunity to work in a richly diverse, challenging and supportive inner London Borough

• Competitive remuneration package

• Investing in the workforce with end-to-end career support

• A manageable and diverse caseload and good quality reflective supervision

• Steps to Success, coaching, and bespoke learning and development support from the Learning Academy to develop your practice, with a clear framework for career development and progression into leadership.

• Travel card/season ticket loan, Cycle to Work scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme

• Opportunities for agile/flexible working 

• Discounted gym membership, access to free eye test, rent deposit scheme and & You at Work discounts as well as many other benefits

• Generous annual leave package and wellbeing service

• Smarter Working with new modern technology

If you have any questions about applying for this role, please contact Saima Tahsin, Project Officer at Saima.Tahsin@towerhamlets.gov.uk. For an informal discussion about working in Supporting Families at Tower Hamlets please contact Sam Nair, our Principal Social Worker at Sam.Nair@towerhamets.gov.uk