Overview
Social Worker – Children with Disabilities – PE29 3AD
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
- A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
- A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
- A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350
- Access to our Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE) who will support your development, enabling you to become the best practitioner you can be
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
About the role
Do you want to make a real difference to children with disabilities and their families? Are you passionate about ensuring every child grows up with the right support that will give them the same opportunities as other children? If so please read on!
The Disability Social Care 0-25 Service has an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join our specialist Disabled Children’s Social Work North Team.
The team provide a high quality and effective social work service responding to the needs of the children and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines. We assess need, plan and deliver focused intervention to safeguard children, and promote positive outcomes.
This is a brilliant opportunity to be part of a lively and dynamic team on a full time, permanent basis. We are a strong team who communicate well and support each other to put children at the centre of everything we do. We would love for you to join us and experience this for yourself.
The role is hybrid with a mix of home and office working. The office is located at either Scott House, Huntingdon or Awdry House, Wisbech and Social Workers are generally expected to be here once or twice a week after their induction period. We support flexible working requests from day one of employment and so we are open to discussing different working patterns, in line with the needs of the service, to help you bring your best self to work.
For more information about this role please contact Team Manager Nikki Wade on 07818 013490. Alternatively, you can email us at joinus@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
We know that your time is precious, so our interviews will be held virtually, by Microsoft Teams, week commencing 10 November, to provide the most flexible recruitment process.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have an understanding of relevant SEND legislation and policy, along with knowledge of the factors that lead to improved outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
You will be a confident and dynamic individual who enjoys making a difference in their local community. Curious to explore possibilities, you’ll spot things that others might not see and enjoy building relationships.
You must:
- Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
- Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
