Overview
You will manage a caseload tailored to your experience, ensuring children and their families’ voices are heard and their needs are met. In this role you work with families using the Family Support and Safeguarding Workbook modules, employing a strengths‑based approach. You will keep the Assistant/Team Manager fully appraised of significant information and ensure the provision of high‑quality services that integrate government and local guidance, including the Children Acts 1989 & 2004, Working Together, local Child Protection and Looked‑After Children procedures, and the DoH Assessment Framework 2000.
Responsibilities
- Manages a caseload tailored to your experience, ensuring children and families’ voices are heard and their needs are met.
- Work with families using the Family Support and Safeguarding Workbook modules, employing a strengths‑based approach.
- Prepare and submit written reports as required, including child protection conference reports and legal reports for care proceedings.
- Conduct child and family assessments and investigate allegations of harm or neglect under s47 Children Act 1989 when required.
- Maintain accurate case records using ICT and record activity in line with key performance management data.
- Assist and keep the Assistant/Team Manager fully appraised of significant information.
- Chair meetings and proactively engage with partner agencies.
- Travel to visit clients and attend meetings across a wide area on short notice.
Qualifications
- Qualified and experienced Social Worker.
- Good working knowledge of services relevant to children, young people, families, carers, groups and partner agencies.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, relevant legislation, guidance, policy and procedures, and the values and principles of FSP.
- Working knowledge of Motivational Interviewing and the cycle of change and its application in social work with children and families.
- Supportive and energised nature enabling you to chair meetings and proactively engage with partner agencies.
- Ability to travel to visit clients and attend meetings across a wide area on short notice.
Benefits
- Loyalty payment of £3,500.
- Relocation allowance of up to £8,000.
- Annual leave starting at 30 days per year, plus bank holidays.
- Comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Flexible working arrangements, including flexi‑time, part‑time, job sharing, nine‑day fortnights and annualised hours.
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 health and wellbeing support.
- Family‑friendly policies such as childcare vouchers, cycle‑to‑work scheme, electric car scheme and a range of staff discounts (travel, holidays, insurance, food, health and leisure activities).
- Excellent learning and development opportunities.
Additional Information
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include flexi‑time, part‑time working, job sharing, nine‑day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
About the Organisation
Every day, our colleagues are helping to transform the lives of the residents of Oxfordshire. The Children, Education and Families directorate is committed to delivering lasting change by helping the children, young people and families of Oxfordshire to thrive, building relationships, empowering people and promoting strengths. We have been consistently rated as good by Ofsted.
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