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Social Worker - Children in Care

Employer
Telford & Wrekin Council
Location
Darby House, Telford, TF3 4JA
Salary
£30,507 - £32,878 per annum
Closing date
16 Apr 2020
Reference
TWC000003612

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Children in Care

Social Worker

£30,507 - £32,878 per annum

Grade PO1 (27 - 30 scp)

37 hours per week

This post is currently eligible for a market factor allowance of £2,500 per annum for social workers with 2 years post qualification social work experience.

 

We are seeking social workers to join our Children in Care and Leaving Care team

You will have an interest in working with and promoting outcomes for Looked After children and following through with care planning for them to achieve permanency

You will be supported by regular supervision and a supportive team.

 

For further information on the role please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

For further information about working in Children's Social Care, please view our recruitment website: https://www.telford.gov.uk/cscr

Please note employees who are at risk will be considered first for this position.  Only if an appointment is not made will other candidates be considered.

We are committed to equality and diversity. Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check.

Sorry but CVs will not be accepted.

If you have any questions, please contact Marie Hatton on 01952385647 to discuss the above job post.

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Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.

At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us. 

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve. 

In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result. 

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our ‘guaranteed interview scheme’ here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy commitments and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here

If you are unable to complete an online application form please contact the HR helpdesk on 01952 383601 or email hrhelpdesk@telford.gov.uk

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Website
Telephone
01952 380000
Location
Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Lawn Central
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JA
United Kingdom

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