Children’s Services
Children’s Social Care
Social Worker/Experienced Social Worker - (Family and Friends Assessment Team).
To enable us to deliver good outcomes for children we need Assessing Social Workers in Foster for Bradford who share our vision and who are passionate about supporting families and carers in the district, providing safety and stability for children.
Salary ranges:
Social Worker:
PO2: £37,336 - £40,221
Experienced Social Worker:
PO3: £40,221 - £43,421
Contract: Permanent
Location: Sir Henry Mitchell House
Hours: 37
Annual Leave: Starts at 31 days and rises to max of 34 days with service. (plus, public holidays).
Excellent Pension: Defined benefit scheme with 16.8% employer contribution
Career Progression:
• A structured and practical based induction program.
• An annual review of performance.
• Excellent training and learning opportunities, including opportunities to develop practice based on interests and passions, through our practitioner led forums.
• A culturally diverse workforce reflecting our communities.
Professional Support: Regular supervision and annual appraisals, payment of professional fees
Hybrid & Flexible Working available – talk to us about what would fit for you
Closing Date: 17 December 2023
Who are we:
Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April this year to bring a step change in the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district.
Our purpose is clear - to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we will achieve our ambition. Bradford is the 4th largest Authority with a population of 530,000 of which 150,000 are children and young people, making us one of the key cities with a young age group population.
Children are at the heart of everything we do. We embed solution focused practice by adopting the signs of safety model with key partners across the district within our work with families and we have a clear model of care for the children and young people we look after.
To meet our vision, we aspire to develop a workforce that is therapeutically trained and supported, motivated, aspirational and highly skilled, who have the best interests of the children at the heart of everything they do.
Working for the Bradford Children and Families Trust offers the opportunity to work with some great people who are passionate about delivering change in a city whose culture offers as much diversity as it’s geography. You can make a real difference to families and children and be an active part in delivering the service Bradford families should receive.
Do you meet the following?
• Hold a DIPSW or equivalent qualification and are registered with Social Work England as a qualified social worker.
• Have a full driving license and car available for work (unless a disability prevents this).
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on the information available, ensuring effective relationships with other professionals.
• Experience of family and friends foster homes and care planning for children and young people.
• Possess excellent innovation skills to join us on our journey to excellence.
• Have demonstrated a commitment to anti-oppressive practice and to the Department’s equal opportunities policy.
• Work within and contribute to a team.
• Possess knowledge of service needs for ethnic minority communities.
• Have confident IT skills and be able to navigate an electronic file system.
• Write clear, concise robust reports.
• Have a flexible approach when need arises.
Yes…Then we want to hear from you..
If you would like to have an informal discussion before applying, please contact, Sue Baron, Team Manager, sue.barron@bradfordcft.org.uk or Andrea Coldwell, Team Manager, Andrea Coldwell, Andrea.Coldwell@bradfordcft.org.uk .
An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.