Newly Qualified Social Worker - Children's Services - Through Care

Job Title: Newly Qualified Social Worker
Salary: £31,364 rising to £33,024 upon completion of your ASYE, your salary will then continue to rise in line with our other Social Workers up to £43,186 (including market forces)
37 Hours per Week
Location: County Hall Campus, Worcester
Permanent

The Role:
Worcestershire County Council  is looking to welcome Newly Qualified Social Workers!

We have two upcoming vacancies in the Long-term linked POD where children who live in settled care arrangements are supported. The wider team is made up of an Advanced Social Work Practitioner (ASWP) who will work with the newly qualified social Worker and a Family Support worker.

After successful completion the your first year in Social Work practice you will be supported to transition to another Social Work team, at which point your preferences will be sought.
We value our next generation of colleagues and look forward to supporting you into your journey.

We want you to feel secure and confident in your learning and we are proud of the resource in place to achieve this.

Worcestershire County Council is committed to delivering innovative and creative practices to ensure that all Worcestershire's children and young people are healthy, feel safe and have opportunities to enjoy their lives and reach their full potential.

Our leadership team is committed and passionate about developing excellent practice and ensuring that our Newly Qualified Social Workers receive the best support that they can offer including:

• A designated Advanced Social Work Practitioner who will co-work cases with you as well as give individual reflective supervision sessions.
• Protected development time – 10% of your week is given over to protected development time, as well as half day learning sessions..

Benefits:
You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage Why work for us? | Worcestershire County Council, so do take a look!  Some of these offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Equality & Diversity:

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The County Council has a commitment to safeguarding service users in our care.

How to Apply:
Applications are invited to apply for this role you’ll find a downloadable applications attached to this advert, please also 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 then submit this to Recruitment@worcestershire.gov.uk

Application Closing Date: 26/10/2024
Anticipated Interview Date: 10/11/2025