Newly Qualified Children’s Social Workers
Job description
Newly Qualified Children’s Social Workers (NQSWs) - Assessed and Supported Year in Employment.
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Children and Young People’s Services
Children's Social Care, various locations
In the period between now and qualification coming through, Rotherham maybe able to offer you the opportunity to work as either a Family Support worker on a full-time basis or alternatively we can offer casual bank roles within our children’s residential homes. If you are interested, please contact us on: childrenssocialcarejobs@rotherham.gov.uk
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
Key benefits for Newly Qualified Social Workers – why come and work for Rotherham?
Dedicated support from Social Work Practice Consultants as part of your ASYE including minimum monthly consultations.
Monthly NQSW workshops for the cohort led by Practice Consultants and expert speakers, and fortnightly team workshops with Advanced Practitioners.
Low and protected caseloads for NQSWs – as of January 2024, the NQSWs in Locality have an average caseload of 11 children.
Strong management and regular reflective supervisions.
Excellent professional learning & development opportunities – guaranteed 15 days including ‘Signs of Safety’ and ‘Restorative Practice’ approaches.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities.
We have a generous annual leave allowance, always pay at the top band of the payscale.
After your ASYE, enjoy a social work career pathway with Level 2, Level 3 and Advanced Practitioner positions.
Key developments for social work practice – our approach
Strong and creative Early Help multi-agency offer commended by Ofsted.
Comprehensive support for families including Support for Change, our systemic therapeutic service, Engage, an intensive response service to family crises, and a complete Family Group Conferencing offer.
Investment in additional high quality therapeutic support for vulnerable children and young people.
LAC Council and Young Inspectors influencing and developing services.
Our whole service approach to recruitment, retention and well-being.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
We will listen. We will act. We will do the right things for the right reasons. Will you?
We are excited to be able to recruit a new cohort of Newly Qualified Social Workers to our nationally recognised ASYE support programme.
Come and start your social work career with Children & Young People’s Service at Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. 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, performance-led culture underpinned by plenty of support at all levels. During a recent Ofsted focused visit we were praised for our staff morale and positive organisational culture, a strength already recognised in the ‘Good’ Ofsted report published January 2018.
We are committed to providing an outstanding service to the children and young people of Rotherham. We regularly review our teams to make sure we have the right resources in place to reduce caseloads, streamline administration and maximise the benefits of our new state of the art IT systems. This gives you more time to dedicate to building a rapport and developing relationships that matter. You will be joining an organisation that is rewarding in every sense and most importantly, that will serve our community to the highest possible standards.
All our social worker positions are career graded as you progress. We will offer you support every step of the way, and our Practitioner’s Improvement Board provides a formal platform for you to share views and concerns with senior leaders and the service as a whole. Feedback from the people we recruited last year tells us that they feel really supported, enjoy working in a friendly and professional environment and benefit from quality development and learning opportunities.
Closing date: 18th February 2024
Interview (All Day): 29th February 2024