Warwickshire County Council are investing in Children's Services and implementing exciting new ways to support children and families. Over the next 2 years we are investing in new projects which will extend early help support for families, integrate adult specialist practitioners into Children's Services, extend support to families in need of support and safeguarding and extend support for our children in care and care leavers.

 

We are well on the road to good with a stable workforce, manageable caseloads and good supervision. However, we are ambitious and want to be the very best we can be for the children of Warwickshire. 

 

Here at Warwickshire County Council we put children and families at the heart of everything we do and aim for children, young people, parents and carers receive the right help at the right time.

 

We are looking for practitioners who value family, who understand that family is sacrosanct, the most important part of children's lives and you must be willing to go the extra mile to take a whole family approach.

Supporting parents and children to resolve issues as early as possible and support families to safely stay together. 

Four new Caring Dads Facilitator roles have been created as part of our investment in the Safeguarding and Support Service. As a facilitator, you will be involved in implementing and delivering the Caring Dads programme within Warwickshire. You will be trained in group delivery and roll out, and deliver the group across the county.  

 

This programme is designed to enable men to improve their fathering skills and take responsibility for their children’s welfare and safety. It is primarily to develop the father’s relationship with the child and mother to reduce the impact on both. It is also to encourage child centred behaviour, reduce conflict in family life and enable men to become better fathers. 

 

Successful candidates will be delivering the Caring Dads programme throughout Warwickshire. Flexibility will be required as some groups run outside of core office hours.  You will have experience in groupwork delivery and an understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on children and families. 

 

The role requires a relevant professional qualification deemed appropriate by the council such as Probation, Teaching or Professional Social Work qualification and current registration as a social worker with the Social Work England (SWE). 

 

This is an exciting, innovative opportunity. If you want to join a supportive and creative team then apply today.? 

 

Warwickshire County Council is an equal opportunities employer and committed to diversity and inclusion within our workforce. Best practice in groupwork of this nature is to ensure co facilitation by a male and female facilitator.

 

Therefore, we would like to encourage male candidates to apply for our facilitator roles, however, this post is open to all applicants. 

 

 

For further details please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

 

 

This is a two-year fixed term contract.

 

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

      

Additional Information

 

 

This organisation is 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:  

Rachel Watt, Operations Manager for Domestic Abuse Support Team and Caring Dads Team  RachelWatt@warwickshire.gov.uk - 07584480226 

Julie Low, Team Manager for Caring Dads Team JulieLow@warwickshire.gov.uk - 07766442305  

 

Closing Date: 14th December 2020 

 

Interviews will be held on: 18th and 22nd December 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.