Wokingham Borough Council

We are recruiting for permanent Social Workers in our Children's Safeguarding (Long Term) Teams, in Children’s Services. This is an exciting time to join Wokingham Borough Council as we expand our children’s workforce to meet an increase in demand for our services and create innovative new teams, using Signs of Safety, Trauma Informed, Systemic and Attachment Informed as our practice framework.When Children's Services get involved in the life of a child our priority is to make sure our social workers have the support, time and resources they need to provide an excellent quality of service - the kind of service we ourselves would wish to receive.We are committed to our social workers having caseloads that give them time to focus on relationship based practice. To reflect this we are seeking experienced, permanent Social Workers who have a passion for working with and improving outcomes for children.We are keen to hear from Social Workers that are flexible, dynamic and willing to...

We are recruiting for permanent Social Workers in our Children's Safeguarding (Long Term) Teams, in Children’s Services. This is an exciting time to join Wokingham Borough Council as we expand our children’s workforce to meet an increase in demand for our services and create innovative new teams, using Signs of Safety, Trauma Informed, Systemic and Attachment Informed as our practice framework.When Children's Services get involved in the life of a child our priority is to make sure our social workers have the support, time and resources they need to provide an excellent quality of service - the kind of service we ourselves would wish to receive.We are committed to our social workers having caseloads that give them time to focus on relationship based practice. To reflect this we are seeking experienced, permanent Social Workers who have a passion for working with and improving outcomes for children.We are keen to hear from Social Workers that are flexible, dynamic and willing to...

Social Worker – Children with Disabilities TeamWe are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join our Children with Disabilities Team in Wokingham. The ideal candidate will be passionate about providing quality services to children with disabilities and their families, delivered within a signs of safety practice framework, to support life skills development, increase independence, promote family resilience and keep children safe from harm.The Social Worker role: You will be responsible for a caseload of children with disabilities spanning the range of statutory provisions, including Children in Need, children subject to Child Protection Plans, Children in Care and those where Care Proceedings have been initiated. You will work with these children and their families to undertake holistic social work assessments, with a view to identifying risk and need; and work with multi-agency networks to develop and review plans that address and mitigate concerns in a timely manner.The...

Social Worker – Children with Disabilities TeamWe are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join our Children with Disabilities Team in Wokingham. The ideal candidate will be passionate about providing quality services to children with disabilities and their families, delivered within a signs of safety practice framework, to support life skills development, increase independence, promote family resilience and keep children safe from harm.The Social Worker role: You will be responsible for a caseload of children with disabilities spanning the range of statutory provisions, including Children in Need, children subject to Child Protection Plans, Children in Care and those where Care Proceedings have been initiated. You will work with these children and their families to undertake holistic social work assessments, with a view to identifying risk and need; and work with multi-agency networks to develop and review plans that address and mitigate concerns in a timely manner.The...

ASYE Social Worker, Children’s Social CareAt Wokingham our ASYE Social Workers are valued and invested in by means of supportive management, and a dedicated inhouse ASYE Programme; which is run by our Principal Social Worker and Practice Consultants.Having an inhouse run ASYE Programme allows us to take a unique approach in how our newly qualified Social Workers are supported and coached to become confident and well rounded professionals, with sound knowledge and expertise in a range of different safeguarding scenarios.Due to our unique inhouse run ASYE programme; we are able to consider applications from individuals who have already started their ASYE journey and are looking for an alternative Local Authority to complete their year with.ASYE Social Workers at Wokingham can expect to benefit from the following programme highlights (on an individual basis): Individual bespoke learning plan for the yearThree review points during your year, designed to develop your caseload at an...

ASYE Social Worker, Children’s Social CareAt Wokingham our ASYE Social Workers are valued and invested in by means of supportive management, and a dedicated inhouse ASYE Programme; which is run by our Principal Social Worker and Practice Consultants.Having an inhouse run ASYE Programme allows us to take a unique approach in how our newly qualified Social Workers are supported and coached to become confident and well rounded professionals, with sound knowledge and expertise in a range of different safeguarding scenarios.Due to our unique inhouse run ASYE programme; we are able to consider applications from individuals who have already started their ASYE journey and are looking for an alternative Local Authority to complete their year with.ASYE Social Workers at Wokingham can expect to benefit from the following programme highlights (on an individual basis): Individual bespoke learning plan for the yearThree review points during your year, designed to develop your caseload at an...

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Social Worker to join our Adult Social Care, Early Support Team, here at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full-time, permanent basis.As the Senior Social Worker within the Early Support Team, you will enjoy a varied and changeable caseload delivered from the short-term service the team provides. You will provide guidance, support and supervision/line management of registered and non-registered Social Care professionals, ensuring that quality and performance are met.You will work within the relevant legal frameworks, guidance, policies, and procedures to undertake assessments, reviews and support planning with individuals and their carer’s, promoting well-being, independence and safety.The main aim of the service is to enable individuals to live safely in the community, maximising individual’s abilities to care for themselves and supporting carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to.The service will support...