Short Breaks Reviewing Officer

Job Title: Short Breaks Reviewing Officer
Vacancies: 1no.
Salary: £24,046 to £26,027 per annum
37 Hours
Location: County Hall, Worcester
Permanent

The Role

Come and join this exciting journey integrating with our colleagues in SEND and YAT to ensure better outcomes for the Children, Young People and Families we work with. You will be part of developing new ways of working, forming new relationships and embedding pathways and processes.

You would be joining a small team who work alongside SEND, Education, Health and other commissioned providers to ensure effective Short Breaks for those families open to the service with timely assessments and reviews. You will contribute to the EHCP annual review process and will share a commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children and young people with additional needs.

We are looking for a dynamic and creative person to work with Children with a range of disabilities and complexities and their families to understand their family dynamics and support needs and use this knowledge to contribute to outcome focused SMART plans. 

You will need to demonstrate good organisational skills, to ensure that you are seeing Children, Young People and their Families prior to their annual reviews, contributing effectively to multi agency meetings. You will have the skills to write child focused reports in a timely manner.

For an informal chat and any enquiries please contact Daniela Carson, Group Manager: dcarson@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk

Benefits 

In return, you can look forward to (per annum, pro rata for part-time) :

• 25 days holiday (potential to match up to 30 days), plus bank holidays 
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and training
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Greener Car Scheme & Bike Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to a range of leisure, fashion, travel and lifestyle discounts

Disability Confident

There are 7.6m working age people who have a disability or health condition. We’re tapping into this talent pool. 

If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Equality

Worcestershire County Council is committed to promoting equality and diversity and ensuring that all appointments are made based on the suitability of a candidate to the role only.
In line with the "Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, we do not automatically reject applicants with a criminal record. Every application will be considered individually, considering the nature and circumstances of the conviction and the type of work applied for. You will not be asked to disclose 'spent' convictions unless the work requires access to children and vulnerable adults.

Applying

CV with cover letters are invited to apply for this role. 

Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Please write your submission with consideration for the essential and desirable criteria on the Person Specification. This should include examples why you should be considered; the experience, skills and knowledge that you would bring to the post.

Please email your CV & cover letters over to socialworkopps@worcestershire.gov.uk

Application Closing Date: Sunday 21st August 2022
Anticipated Interview Date: To be Confirmed