South Gloucestershire Council

How you'll make a difference Our social workers make a real difference. Every day they work with families to help children and young people who have a significant disability or impairment and have difficulty achieving their ambitions. Listening to children and young people with a disability and putting them at the heart of all that we do. Working in partnership with families, equipping them with the skills they need to ensure young people live in happy, healthy and safe homes. Working within a multi-agency network to ensure that assessment and planning is well coordinated and leads to positive outcomes for the child. What will you be doing? We have a strong culture of giving staff the time, freedom and support to explore new and better ways of doing things, so we’re looking for individuals keen to use their creativity to deliver high quality, child-centred practices, which ensure the best outcomes for children and families. The 0-18 Children with Disabilities social care team...

How you'll make a difference Working with the Social Work Practice Education Advisor, you will lead the coordination and support the Social Work and Occupational Therapy Degree Apprenticeships, supporting the journey of an apprentice from recruitment, through their placements and into employment. You will complete administrative tasks such as organising information sessions, booking rooms, advertising and sending out Skills Analysis forms for placement arrangements, you will also support with planning of events and other activities for the apprentices. Liaising with the Apprenticeship Coordinator, you will support with recruitment administration tasks and monitoring progress of social work and OT degree apprentices. In the role you will manage relationships with key stakeholders such as the Higher Education Institutions delivering the apprenticeship programmes, mentors, managers, and the apprentices themselves to manage competing demands of social care teams and their...

How you'll make a difference Our social workers make a real difference. Every day they work with families to help children and young people who have had a difficult start in life to achieve their ambitions. You will be listening to young people and putting them at the heart of all that we do and working in partnership with families, equipping them with the skills they need to ensure young people live in happy, healthy and safe homes. Although this post is advertised as a full time position, we encourage and welcome applications from experienced social workers who may be seeking part time, job share or flexible working arrangements. What will you be doing? The Children in Care service includes sub specialisms, with social workers allocated to a full range of children in care, Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC), Early Permanence and Care Leavers. Your role will be more weighted towards one specialism based on your skillset, however as a 'one-service' approach, you will have...

How you'll make a difference Our social workers make a real difference. Every day they work with families to help children and young people who have had a difficult start in life to achieve their ambitions. For this role, we are actively looking to appoint an experienced worker already operating at, or ready for their progression to Senior Social Worker level. We welcome you to join a team of Social Workers who make a real difference. You will be listening to young people and putting them at the heart of all that we do and working in partnership with families, equipping them with the skills they need to ensure young people live in happy, healthy and safe homes. What will you be doing? You would be joining an established team of experienced social workers in the Locality Team in Kingswood who undertakes statutory social work in the areas of Child protection, Children in Need and the initial stages of Looked after Children, as well as working within the Public Law outline and Care...

How you'll make a difference As a Social Worker Degree Apprentice, you will have the opportunity to complete a BSc Hons Degree in Social Work and progress your career by becoming a Social Worker, a role where you can make a difference working with adults, children, carers and families, supporting positive change in people's lives.What you will be doing: For the first time, we are offering an opportunity to start February with training provider, The Open University. The apprenticeship is taught by experienced social workers in a highly supportive environment, their knowledge and experience spans the range of social work specialities: adults, children, families and mental health. The programme has six modules. The first two provide an introduction to the organisation of social care in the UK and develop apprentices’ awareness of the different components of good social work practice. The third module covers legal issues related to social care and social work, including the regulation...

How you'll make a difference Our social workers make a real difference. Every day they work with families to help children and young people who have had a difficult start in life to achieve their ambitions. For this role, we are actively looking to appoint an experienced worker already operating at, or ready for their progression to Senior Social Worker level. We welcome you to join a team of Social Workers who make a real difference. You will be listening to young people and putting them at the heart of all that we do and working in partnership with families, equipping them with the skills they need to ensure young people live in happy, healthy and safe homes. This is a part time position, with preferred working days Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - however consideration will be given to different arrangements, please advise on your covering statement if you are seeking alternate working arrangements. We are seeking applications from those with relevant experience in this setting,...

How you'll make a difference Adoption West is a Regional Adoption Agency and registered Voluntary Adoption Agency commissioned by Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Councils. Adoption West provides a range of adoption services including: - The recruitment and assessment of prospective adopters. Family finding services for children requiring permanency via adoption. Post adoption support services. Services to birth family and adopted adults. This is an exciting time to join Adoption West as we build on the solid foundations already in place and our ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted. This role is in our Recruitment & Assessment Team. Main Duties: Recruiting, preparing and assessing prospective adopters. Linking and matching approved adopters with children. Supporting prospective adopters following the placement of children & up until the point an Adoption Order is granted. Preparing reports for adoption panel...

How you'll make a difference We are currently seeking two Senior Social Workers to join the Front Door of South Gloucestershire council's Children's Social Care and Preventative Services. Our social workers make a real difference. Every day they work with families to help children and young people who have had a difficult start in life to achieve their ambitions. You will be listening to young people and putting them at the heart of all that we do and working in partnership with families, equipping them with the skills they need to ensure young people live in happy, healthy and safe homes. What will you be doing? We have a strong culture of giving staff the time, freedom and support to explore new and better ways of doing things, so we’re looking for individuals keen to use their creativity to deliver high quality, child-centred practices, which ensure the best outcomes for children and families. The Response Team sits within the Front Door of our Integrated Children’s Service. You...

How you'll make a difference Adoption West is a Regional Adoption Agency and registered Voluntary Adoption Agency commissioned by Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Councils. Adoption West provides a range of adoption services including: The recruitment and assessment of prospective adopters Family finding services for children requiring permanency via adoption Post adoption support services Services to birth family and adopted adults This is an exciting time to join Adoption West as we build on the solid foundations already in place and our ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted. As part of an internal restructure, our functions going forward will be service led across the region, rather than office/hub based.Main Duties: Providing advice and support to adoptive families Assessing the support needs of adoptive families Working with children and families with complex needs Providing therapeutic support to families either...