Social Worker – Care Planning and Court Team / Care Proceedings Team (West)

Two posts, one based in Stafford & one based in Newcastle-Under-Lyme

Salary:  £31,371 to £35,934 per annum (Grade 9)

Both posts are 37 Hours per week – Permanent

The Care Planning & Court Service is responsible for Care Proceedings from granting of the Interim Care Order to granting of final orders and for Looked After Children aged 0 – 12 years of age.

Two qualified Social Workers are required. One for the Care Planning and Court Team based in Stafford and the for the Care Proceedings Team (West) based in Newcastle-Under-Lyme. In both roles you will be responsible for assessments, Court statements and presenting evidence to the Court.  You will have responsibility for planning for children in the care of the Local Authority which can be for return home, placement with friends or family, adoption or long term fostering, and undertaking the care planning and Court work required to ensure timely permanency planning is achieved for children.

The ability to engage and communicate with children is essential and to support children in care to reach their full potential.   You will need to work closely with colleagues in Safeguarding, Fostering, Adoption and Friends and Family Teams.

If you are confident and have the skills and experience, then this is an opportunity to join busy and supportive teams who are committed to producing high quality work within a service which has a clear focus on achieving positive outcomes for children and young people.

Applications are welcome from experienced practitioners and newly qualified Social Workers who wish to develop their skills.

For an informal discussion please contact: Natalie Mandley, Team Manager at Newcastle on 01782 296290 or Sarah Owens, Team Manager at Stafford on 01785 276800.

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Closing Date: Sunday 3^rd November 2019 (midnight)
Interview Date: Monday 11^th November 2019 and Tuesday 12^th November 2019

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.