Here at Warwickshire County Council we put children and families at the heart of everything we do. We aim to ensure that Warwickshire’s children, young people and families receive the right help at the right time. We are passionate about supporting communities and families to build on their strengths and relationships and find their own solutions.

 

Warwickshire’s Early Help Team have won Children and Families Team of the Year 2020. We are doing great and we need great people to join us!

 

About Us

Early Help has significantly expanded in recent times and our supportive Early Help teams are looking for experienced Social Workers to join us. These new posts are fixed term for one year as we further develop the Early Help Eco System, which works systemically across our localities with multi-agency partners to support children, young people and families at the earliest opportunity.

 

We need Social Workers who are passionate about children young people and families accessing support at the earliest opportunity and to prevent their needs escalating.

 

By working in our team, you will liaise and work restoratively with children, families and professionals to achieve the best outcomes for them.  External partners and schools are particularly crucial and you will be expected to attend and support various network events in your locality to offer advice and consultation.

 

About The Role

To work alongside Early Help colleagues and families to prevent escalation to Children’s Social Care. To provide consultation and support to the Early Help network. Work in partnership with colleagues from Children’s social care; such as the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), Children with Disabilities, Initial Response and Strengthening Families. These non-case holding posts will support high level Early Help cases, support step-downs from social care and deliver direct interventions, where necessary. To be an active member of the Early Help locality network and to contribute to Local Early Action Partnerships (LEAP) meetings. To provide consultation to pastoral leads and significant adult practitioners in school settings.  

If you are an organised, friendly and efficient person, we have 4 full-time posts on a one-year fixed term contract in the following locations:

 

Post 1: Early Help Social Worker located in a Nuneaton based school (Please see job description specific to this post) Post 2: Early Help Social Worker located in North Warwickshire and Nuneaton and Bedworth Post 3: Early Help Social Worker located in Rugby and surrounding areas Post 4: Early Help Social Worker located in Central and South Warwickshire  

For further details for the roles (non school based) please see the Job Description and Person Specification. 

 

Please indicate on your application which location you are interested in.

 

These posts are located within our district-based Early Help teams.

 

If you are an internal applicant and are interested in this secondment opportunity, please discuss this with your line manager.

 

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

For further information about this role please contact Kat Ryan – Katryan@warwickshire.gov.uk

 

Closing Date: Thursday 15th October 2020

 

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.

If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

 

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.

 

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

 

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce and would particularly welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from the BAME community, disabled people and people from the LGBT+ Community