Directorate: Children and Young People Services

Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week

Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council Children and Young People’s Service. For more information about Rotherham Social Care jobs, please visit: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/childrens-social-work-jobs

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Come and join the team here in Rotherham! We have strong and accessible leadership in place and a heartfelt pledge to provide a best practice centre of excellence. We are committed to cultivating a positive, practice-led culture underpinned by plenty of support at all levels. We pride ourselves on our strong learning environment and use this positively to develop staff and improve practice.  During our Ofsted focused visit, we were praised for our staff morale and positive organisational culture, which builds on positive comments already reported in the Ofsted report published January 2018.

Key benefits of working at Rotherham Council’s Children and Young People’s service are:

• You will be joining an authority Ofsted rate as Good

• We have a generous annual leave allowance, always pay at the top band of the pay scale.
• We have manageable caseloads and support Hybrid working arrangements

• Strong management support and oversight with approachable and supportive senior managers
• Regular reflective supervision
• Excellent professional learning & development opportunities – guaranteed 15 days per year, underpinned by the Rotherham Family Approach which incorporates ‘Signs of Safety’, ‘Restorative Approaches’, and ‘Social Pedagogy’ as our methodological approach and framework
• Bespoke Learning Academy to support practitioners
• An accredited social work career pathway to Level 2, 3 and Advanced Practitioner positions and a proven record of ‘growing our own’ at all levels.
• A positive learning environment to enhance your social work career.
• Opportunity to talk to current staff via a virtual drop in to gain a greater insight
• Able to offer fixed term contracts to cover maternity leave should that suit your personal circumstances

ABOUT THE TEAM

We are caring and committed corporate parents to all children in our care. In Rotherham we have a dedicated service for children and young people with disabilities. We recognise the importance of providing a highly specialised service from the first point of social work contact, and throughout the child’s journey including undertaking work with looked after children and preparation for adoption. 

This dedicated and passionate team use a range of communication tools, from iPads to Makaton to ensure that the child’s voice is heard throughout their journey. The Team endeavour to create a learning culture, working with children with disabilities as part of a multi-agency SEND hub. The team is based alongside specialist education and health services and undertake work as part of a multi-disciplinary team around the child.

The team are supported by a specialist disability family support team who support Social Work intervention by providing targeted interventions, an early help service and a Short Breaks and brokerage service.

We will deliver on this promise to children and young people with disabilities – will you?

If you have any questions regarding these opportunities, please email them to our CDT Team manager: Rachel Kelk – rachel.kelk@rotherham.gov.uk

Closing date: 13^th April 2025

Shortlisting: 16^th April 2025

Interview date: 23^rd April 2025