Here in Bradford, we are passionate about positive social work practice and we strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for the children and families we work with. In order for us to achieve this goal we are investing in our fostering service and hope to attract people with the skills, experience and knowledge to support us on the exciting next stages of our development.
Bradford is a City which offers a richness of culture and diversity; it is the fourth largest Metropolitan District in the country and home to a population of 534,300 residents. Bradford has the largest percentage of population under the age of 16 outside London, over 30% of the population is under the age of 20. It is one of the most diverse areas in England with over 37% of the population from BAME groups.
It is an exciting time to join us in Bradford. We have a strong senior leadership team who are focussed and have a clear vision to embed quality of practice across the Bradford District. We are in a strong Teaching Partnership with the University of Bradford, and Bradford College, and have a strong ASYE programme for newly qualified practitioners, together with a wide range of Continual Professional Development opportunities to support your practice and develop your skills.
We are seeking to recruit an exceptional Learning and Development Officer for our Fostering Service who is committed to service improvement and is able to support and influence best practice for foster carers and staff. Your role will be developing and delivering a programme of training and development opportunities for Bradford Foster Carers.
You will have:
A Social Work Degree and be registered with the Social Work England as a qualified Social Worker
Have at least 3 Years Social Work experience
Know what excellence looks like and champion best practice in fostering
Have a good working knowledge of fostering regulations and national minimum standards
Have experience of designing and delivering training programmes
Ability to support, develop and inspire others
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
Have sound safeguarding knowledge and experience
Be able to make and maintain effective professional relationships
Have sufficient IT skills to be able to deliver virtual training
We do hope that you are inspired to find out more about working in Bradford. If you feel you have the skills and experience for the above roles, we would be interested in hearing from you.
In return we can offer you: -
A leadership team that cares and values your skills
Tailored training and development opportunities linked to career progression
Regular supervision, on going support and annual appraisal
Competitive salary and incremental progression
Competitive annual leave scheme – up to 32 days plus 9 additional days
Excellent defined benefit pension scheme
Discounted Bradford City Centre Parking Scheme
An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
For further information regarding this post please contact Linzi Nicholson, Service Manager on 07472954021 or linzi.nicholson@bradford.gov.uk
The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.
The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do as a Council and the people we support. We have a number of self-directed Staff Networks (Disability, LGBTQ+, Race Equality, Women’s Voice, Working Carers and Young Persons) which assist in providing a voice and support mechanism to colleagues.
The RESPECT Allyship Programme is also available to all staff, which offers opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups, and provides additional benefits and resources to its members. This is part of the RESPECT Campaign, which is the Council’s Internal Equalities Vision for staff and its ambition to build a truly inclusive workforce, where everyone can be their true selves at work.