Specialist Social Worker
Grade: L
Salary: From £40,221 up to £44,428 per annum pro rata
Vacancy Hours: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Weekend Working No
Location: Harrogate, Ripon & Craven area with hybrid working options available
Close date: 30th October 2024
North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence, and we are looking for a Specialist Social Worker. Here at North Yorkshire Council, we are extremely proud of the work our Children’s Services do; Ofsted has recently recognised their hard work, rating us as Outstanding across all areas. We are now pleased to be offering the opportunity to join our highly acclaimed service and help us continue to offer an excellent provision.
An exciting position has arisen for an enthusiastic, well-motivated Specialist Social Worker to oversee Harrogate, Ripon & Craven area of the County in a permanent full time role. We are looking for you to have a minimum of 2/3 years post qualifying experience in Social Work.
As a Specialist Social Worker, you will be part of a small and committed team that is focused in the fields of child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation, missing and contextual safeguarding. The Specialist Social Workers are non-case however, requires you to have oversight and support Children and Families staff and wider partners to consider innovative approaches to complex casework.
Specialist Social Worker are integral in developing relationships and working alongside multi agency partners to ensure the right outcomes for children.
As Specialist Social worker you will be given the opportunity to attend varied and bespoke training child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation, missing, contextual safeguarding and private fostering furthering your own CPD as well as sharing learning within the wider workforce.
The specialist social work team is committed to work with children and their families/carers, using a range of solution focussed, strength based relationship practice models, including Signs of Safety, Systemic theory and the Family Finding approach. We are looking for an individual who can help us continue to offer a unique service and truly make a difference to the young people of our county.
Be the change you trained to be.
If you would like an informal discussion about this role then please contact Adele Herdsman Group Manager, Access and Multiple Vulnerabilities on Adele.Herdsman@northyorks.gov.uk
Enhanced DBS is required for appointment to this post.
Key dates:
Close date: 30th October 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 4th November 2024
Job description:
This is a politically restricted post as defined by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment