Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
Contract Type: Permanent
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Working hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Salary: Starting Salary is £44,711 (Level one) rising to £47,754 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time) And a welcome bonus of £3,250
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Children’s social care plays a crucial role in supporting the wellbeing of children within our community. Here at Nottingham City Council, we recognise that looking for your next Social Work position is a really important step in your career and we're here to make that transition a positive one.
As a Social Worker in the fieldwork service, you’ll be responsible for providing intervention and support to children and their families where they are receiving help through a Child in Need, Child Protection or Child in Care plan with a focus on enabling families to navigate through challenges and supporting children to grow up in a nurturing environment where their needs are met. You will have the opportunity to build relationships with children and families, taking a strengths based approach to achieve positive outcomes for children.
What makes us a great place to work?
The fieldwork service will offer you the opportunity to work closely with a great team of Social Workers and alternatively qualified workers as well as partner agencies to develop plans and interventions which enable children to be safeguarded from harm and have their needs met.
We're committed to a culture that's both supportive and rewarding, where every day brings new and interesting challenges. You'll have the chance to work with a diverse group of colleagues, children and families, each with their unique stories and needs, making your role as a Social Worker a life-changing experience.
We asked some of our amazing team to describe what it is like to work for us…https://youtu.be/T_CcGaWrNr0.
“Our improvement journey means that we are committed to providing you with the best opportunities, so you can be the best worker that you can be for the families you work with.” Ailsa Barr - Director for Children's Integrated Services
We are on an inspiring transformational journey that is reshaping our Children’s Integrated Services for the better. Guided by a vision of inclusivity, and innovation, we are committed to delivering essential services and fostering sustainability, for the lives of our children and their families. Ofsted has recently stated, “A committed, and stable leadership team has continued to progress the ‘Changing Lives, Changing Futures’ improvement programme.” Our Children’s Integrated Services is laying the foundation for a brighter and more promising tomorrow and our transformational journey is a testament to our unwavering dedication to our children and families…
In addition, to pay, we can offer you…
A supportive Culture
“It’s all about the support for great practice to thrive.” Catherine Underwood – Corporate Director for People
We support manageable caseloads and provide quality reflective supervision in a supportive environment. A focus on your resilience and well-being is paramount to our culture.
Wherever you are in your career journey, Nottingham City Council is committed to supporting and nurturing you so that you can be the best version of yourself.
Development
Here, learning is embedded into working practice so social workers are supported to reach their full potential. We are committed to providing good quality training and development opportunities.
Annual Leave
We offer one of the best annual leave schemes for social workers, 25 -32 days plus bank holidays and you can also purchase extra leave if you need that long deserved break, or you might have a special occasion that requires more time. Either way, your well-being is important to us, and we encourage that work-life balance!
Pensions
We care about your future and one of our great features is our pensions offering 18.5% which is more than double what the average employer offers.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Professional Social Work Qualification
- Registered with Social Work England
- Direct experience working with children in a childcare setting
- Possession of full driver's license and access to a vehicle
- Excellent communication skills to support internal and multi-agency working relationship
An enhanced DBS check is required.
Our diversity
Our Children, young people and families come from all walks of life and so do we! At Nottingham City we promote inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We welcome applications from all cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes
We’d love you to join our amazing team!
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Stacey Robinson by email at Stacey.robinson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 30th November 2024
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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