It is an exciting time join Barnsley Children's Social Care.  We have recently restructured our out of hours service from being a generic response and have established a separate Children and Families Emergency Duty Team. The team operate outside of normal office hours covering all urgent Social Work needs for Children and families in Barnsley over evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

The team are operational from 5pm to 8.30am Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and from 4.30pm on Friday through to Monday at 8.30am.

You would be part of a small but highly experienced and supportive team.

We are looking to recruit experienced, qualified Social Work Practitioners with evidence of continued professional development, at least five years Children's Social Work experience and can demonstrate enhanced theoretical, legislative and research knowledge.

You will have the confidence and skills to manage complex and high-risk children’s safeguarding situations that come to the attention of the Emergency Duty Team. You must feel comfortable deciding whether matters considered by the service, require a safeguarding response, and therefore, you will need a good understanding of safeguarding procedures and be experienced in holding strategy discussions and progressing S47 investigations.

You will have responsibility for managing resources out of hours and will assist in overseeing, providing advice and guidance and challenge to colleagues, both from within children’s social care and those working in partner agencies who share our safeguarding responsibilities to children, young people and families across Barnsley. You should be adept at working closely with other agencies and take a lead role in decision making where appropriate.

We require social workers who are able to work autonomously, manage competing demands, and work under pressure without the on-site support of their line manager.
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about these important roles please contact Kevin Stevens Service Manager on 07825371443 or at kevinstevens@Barnsley.gov.uk

Shortlisting & Interview dates: Week Commencing 11 September 2023