Position Title
Children’s Qualified Social Worker – Assessment & Duty Teams
Children’s Experienced Social Worker – Assessment & Duty Teams
Salary
Qualified: £42,652 – £45,271 per annum*
Experienced: £47,362 – £50,339 per annum*
Job Overview
In this role, you will be a part of three dynamic Duty and Assessment social work teams, delivering a high-quality service to the children and their families of Telford and Wrekin through case managing Child in Need, Child Protection and initial PLO planning.
Our Duty and Assessment Service has excellent partnership relationships that we continue to build upon as well as building our links with community-based resources. We work closely with our Strengthening Families Service and a range of Targeted Services in the borough.
You will work collaboratively with our families, partners and colleagues within the Long-Term teams, bringing together and coordinating the team around the child to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to safeguarding, as well as Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Review.
Here in Telford and Wrekin, we have implemented a new approach to Child Protection services developed by Hertfordshire County Council, delivering the Family Safeguarding model.
Responsibilities
- Deliver a high‑quality service to children and their families of Telford and Wrekin through case managing Child in Need, Child Protection and initial PLO planning.
- Work collaboratively with families, partners, colleagues and community-based resources, strengthening partnership relationships.
- Coordinate the team around the child, ensuring a multi‑disciplinary approach to safeguarding, assessment, planning, implementation and review.
- Apply the Family Safeguarding model developed by Hertfordshire County Council.
Benefits
- Full reimbursement of Social Work England registration fee
- Essential Car User Allowance
- Competitive rates of pay
- Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax‑efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
- Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
- Free on‑site parking
- Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
- Free access to employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
- Flexible and mobile working policy – a hybrid model of working mixes office and home time
- Private lettings available from Nuplace
EEO / Diversity Statement
Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.
Additional Information
Fixed‑term contract of 12 months, with the potential for the post to become permanent after the 12‑month period.
Telford & Wrekin Council does not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.
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