As a Children's Social Worker at Hillingdon, you will play a pivotal role in contributing to the well-being and protection of children in the community. The role provides support and mentorship to trainees and colleagues, acting as a mentor for inductees, and ensuring a collaborative and learning-focused environment. Additionally, you will take a proactive approach to emergency safety and liberty issues, demonstrate cost-conscious resource management, and maintain compliance with required standards, including the Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework.
Your core responsibilities include:
Caseload Management: Managing a diverse caseload with a focus on safeguarding, demonstrating autonomy in decision-making and intervention
Support and Mentorship: Provide support to trainees and colleagues, acting as a mentor and 'buddy' for inductees to foster a collaborative and learning-focused environment
Supervision and Reflection: Take responsibility for conducting regular, effective supervision, ensuring continuous improvement, critical reflection, and career development
Challenging Discriminatory Practices: Recognise and appropriately challenge discriminatory practices within the team and when interacting with service users, colleagues, and senior staff
Emergency Response: Take proactive measures in response to emergency safety and liberty issues, ensuring the well-being of children in our care
Compliance with Standards: Maintain awareness and compliance with required standards, including adherence to the Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework
Record Keeping: Clearly report and record judgments, decisions, and analyses using the appropriate system (Protocol / AIS)
Are you a social worker with children's rights inscribed in your heart and children's aspirations focused on your mind? We invite you to join our distinguished Corporate Parenting service and be part of a team that's making a tangible impact on the lives of our young charges.
Evidence to highlight within your application:
- Social work qualification
- Minimum 12 months' postgraduate experience
- Registration with Social Work England
Elevate your career, make a lasting difference—apply now and be the catalyst for positive change in the lives of our children and young people!
On joining our Children’s Social Care team, you’ll be welcomed and made to feel ‘at home’, benefitting from the right tools, skills, and resources. From day one you’ll meet with colleagues across the council who will provide expert guidance and support to succeed and develop your career at Hillingdon - giving you that ‘Hillingdon feeling’.
Our commitment to continuous improvement is also reflected in our dedication to lead, coach, and invest into our people. Whether you’re just about to embark on a career within social care, or aspire to progress into senior roles, we offer clear development pathways to help you achieve your career ambitions.
With access to a wide range of training and learning opportunities (PAMs, AIMs, CGP2, etc.), every day is a ‘learning day’. Partnering with local Universities to offer the ‘Practice Educators programme’ we’re keen to not only enhance the quality of our social care provision, but also supercharge your career!
In addition to a comprehensive career development plan, we offer a range of benefits which include:
Local government average salary pension scheme
From 26 to 34 days annual leave (rising to 37, dependant on length of service)
Free on-site parking when working at our civic centre offices
Career breaks
Hybrid working and flexible working hours
Season ticket loan
Access to a credit union
Access to a wide range of trainings, courses, and other types of professional development
Discount on a variety of adult education courses run by the council
Payment of professional fees where these are required
Discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon (Uxbridge), Queensmead (South Ruislip), Highgrove (Ruislip) and Botwell Green (Hayes)
Cycle purchase scheme
Car sharing scheme
30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses
If you'd like to arrange an informal chat about this role, please send us an email to recruitment@hillingdon.gov.uk, highlighting your name, contact details, and the name of this role.