Social Work Assistant

Package Description

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits – most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family‑friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
• Access to an award‑winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low‑cost bike purchase scheme as well as high‑street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme – eligible employees can access low‑cost leasing of electric and low‑emission vehicles.
• Blue Light Card – employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Location

Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Job Category

Children’s Services

Service Area

Children’s Services – Corporate Parenting

Work Arrangement

Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. This is a Site‑Based role, and you’ll be expected to work from the designated workplace.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with children, young people, families and carers to deliver planned support in homes, placements and transition settings.
• Support social workers by gathering information for assessments and contributing to care plans and reviews through Family Support Meetings.
• Keep clear and timely records of your work and interactions in line with Children’s Social Care policies.
• Work with social workers and partner agencies to coordinate support that meets children’s needs, including education and health support.
• Take part in the team’s duty rota, including supported crisis intervention work when needed.
• Deliver all work in an anti‑oppressive way, promoting equal opportunities and supporting children’s physical and emotional wellbeing.

Ideal Candidate

• You understand Children’s Social Care responsibilities and you have experience of paid or voluntary work with children, young people and families.
• You communicate clearly and sensitively, and you write accurate records in a timely way.
• You can analyse information and produce clear summaries that children, families and colleagues can understand.
• You’re confident to question, challenge and solve problems to get the right support in place.
• You understand risk and you can observe, report and elevate concerns promptly, including when working alone.
• You organise your workload well and you work cooperatively with colleagues and other professionals to support children in care.

As part of the pre‑employment checks, should you be offered the role, we’ll carry out an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (unless you are currently registered with the DBS Update Service).

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