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Social Worker - Children's Services

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
03/01/2017
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 13/03/2017 09:47
Salary:
£25,694 - £36,019 Annually
Hours per week:
37
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Vacancy ID:
146255
Employment Location:
Darlington
Post Number:
005922
Number of posts:
1
Closing date:
13 Mar
Further Information
Applicants must be at least 1 year qualified, completed ASYE and have experience in Children’s Social Care.

Are you looking for a new challenge in Children’s Social Care?

Are you passionate about children and their families?

Are you a qualified Social Worker seeking to promote positive outcomes with children and their families at every opportunity?

Do you want a manageable caseload and to be part of a service where supervision and support from knowledgeable team managers is an expectation?

Do you want to work in a Borough where travel time is minimal, that offers extensive training and has recently invested in a new up to date caseload management system?

Do you want to be part of a Council where senior managers are visible and understand the challenges of social work and where ingenious and innovative social work is welcome?

Social work is changing in Darlington and as a Council we have had increased investment in our Children’s Services. We are passionate about and committed to delivering excellent services and outcomes to our children and young people.

We are seeking to recruit social workers with at least one year post qualification experience to work across our assessment, safeguarding and looked after teams.

Grade N/O/P. Appointment / progression to Grade O or P is subject to meeting the DBC progression criteria.

As we are recruiting over a period of months, applications received will be reviewed on a monthly basis and interviews arranged accordingly.

For detailed information on our Social Worker roles, please refer to the Job Descriptions and Person Specifications.

To arrange an informal discussion about the available roles please contact Barbara Harris, PA to the Director of Children’s and Adult Services, on 01325 405812.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.