How you'll make a difference The Access Team sits within the Front Door of our Integrated Children's Service.
Our social workers make a real difference.
Every day they work with families to help children and young people who have had a difficult start in life achieve their ambitions.
They listen to young people and put them at the heart of all that they do.
They work in partnership with families, equipping them with the skills they need to ensure young people live in happy, healthy and safe homes.
We have a strong culture of giving staff the time, freedom and support to explore new and better ways of doing things, so we're looking for individuals keen to use their creativity to deliver high quality, child-centred practices, which ensure the best outcomes for children and families.
If you are looking for a non visiting role to practice your social work in a fast paced environment, this will be an ideal team for you.
We are pleased to say that we provide an Ofsted rated 'Good' service, our Ofsted report can be viewed here ; we are seeking additional driven professionals to help us to collectively maintain and build on this for the ongoing betterment of the children and young people of South Gloucestershire.
This is a part time position, offering up to 29.6 hours per week.
What you will be doing You will be triaging referrals coming into the team regarding children & young people with welfare concerns.
In this non-caseholding role, you will also be applying threshold for Universal Service, Early Help and Social Care in a rapid and timely manner.
You will be dealing with professionals and parents daily by telephone.
What we need from you You will be a qualified social worker with relevant registration to practice and a good understanding of asset and strengths based approaches to social work You will have substantial post qualification experience within a similar service area.
You will demonstrate specialist knowledge of the relevant services, including latest service developments, legislation, regulations and codes of practice.
You'll welcome challenge and embrace change and be innovative, positive and dedicated.
You will be well versed in dealing with professionals and parents daily by telephone.
Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
You will be required to travel widely to a range of locations within the Authority so you must have a current driving licence and access to a car.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different We invest in the careers of our people and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.
"Staff are overwhelmingly positive about working for South Gloucestershire Council.
Staff report feeling heard and responded to by senior leaders.
Reduced workloads, increased stability of managers and more business support have strengthened their ability to respond to and improve the quality of practice for children.
A wealth of concentrated training, including the Programme for Change initiative, has developed skill sets and expertise of staff.
Staff benefit from a clear pathway of career progression, including a bespoke managers development programme.." ( Ofsted Report published July 2024) A career at South Gloucestershire is an opportunity for you to progress when you are ready.
Any post can become any social worker grade, be it at initial recruitment or through internal progression, our current grades and salaries are: Social Worker £35,235 - £37,938 Advanced Social Worker £39,513 - £42,708 Senior Social Worker £43,693 - £46,731 We have a fluid career progression programme and structure, what does this mean for you?
You no longer need to wait for a vacancy to gain promotion.
Apply for progression assessment when you are ready, no restrictions on application windows.
Earn a higher income for your recognised experience.
Gain promotion without needing to change teams, managers or employer – fast track your potential.
Senior roles leading to both managerial or practice specialist careers.
Gain experience in other teams with secondment opportunities encouraged.
These posts attract a gross lump sum £3,000 'recruitment payment' pro rata offered to enable Social Workers who have already successfully completed their ASYE to join our permanent workforce.
This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period (after approximately 3-6 months) and is subject to eligibility criteria.
These posts are currently eligible for a market factor £3,000 'retention payment' pro rata, payable in November annually to those with two years' service with the council in Children's Social Care In an eligible post, inclusive of any ASYE period.
We also provide up to £8,000 relocation package, flexible working and a suite of employee benefits including a generous annual leave entitlement, pension and Social Work England registration fees reimbursement.
We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance .
We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work.
We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Please state any preferred working patterns in your covering statement / application if you are seeking part time or reduced hours.
We're making a difference, be part of it!
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