About The Role
Role: Children’s Social Worker – Assessment & Intervention.
Division: Supporting Families Division. Contract: Permanent. Salary: Grade I‑K – £45,852 – £57,495 plus travel allowance of £1,340 per annum. Location: LBTH Town Hall, 106 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BJ.
Responsibilities
You will work as part of a fast‑paced team responding to child protection needs and undertaking child and family assessments. Under the guidance of your team manager, your team will be on duty every 4/5 weeks. You will support children and families through the assessment process, up to co‑producing step‑down, Child in Need and Child Protection plans. Previous experience of Section 47 investigations and child and family assessments are desirable.
About You
- Working knowledge of the framework within which social care operates, inclusive of legislation and national guidance and procedures specific to this post.
- Knowledge of statutory work with children, including children in need, child protection, children looked after and court work; understanding of different types of interventions in family support.
- A nationally recognised or other Social Work England recognised social work qualification.
- At least one year of post‑qualifying experience in a statutory Children’s Social Care setting.
Our Benefits
You will also benefit from a manageable and diverse caseload and good quality reflective supervision.
- Coaching and support from our Learning Academy, and the opportunity to practice within our bespoke practice model Better Together, encompassing restorative, systemic and trauma‑informed practice principles.
- Opportunities to develop your practice, with clear frameworks for career development and leadership programmes.
- Opportunities for agile/flexible working.
Equal Opportunities
Tower Hamlets has a zero‑tolerance approach to discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, personal status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity, and looks to employ a workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview.
Other Information
The post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and appointment to this post will be conditional upon a satisfactory police record check via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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