Croydon Council

Grade / Salary: Grade 11 - 14; £41,793 - £49,890 + £5,000 welcome payment + £2,500 retention paymentJob Purpose We expect children and families in Croydon to receive outstanding services from our social work staff. We want our staff to have high expectations and high challenge of their practice and each other. It’s an exciting time to be joining us. To meet the changing needs of our children and families we have invested in creating the conditions for social work to flourish. We have a number of exciting opportunities for Social Workers to join our Croydon.The Family Assessment Service receives cases from our Front Door (Single Point of Contact – SPOC). Social Workers carry out Child and Family Assessments, create family plans and where appropriate work with families to support the intervention of agreed plans (brief intervention). Social Workers carry out S47 Child Protection Enquiries, work with a range of partner agencies to ensure children and young people are supported and...

Assessing Social Worker (Family and Friends) Grade 11 - 14; £41,793 - £49,890 “Have you got the passion and drive to make positive changes in the lives of children and young people?” The Opportunity Our family and friends fostering team is growing. We are seeking qualified and experienced Assessing Social Workers to join us and work together in driving the service forward. The responsibilities include the following, so we ask that you have this experience: Experience of working with children and young people and a comprehensive knowledge of legislation relating to Children Looked After.The ability to identify and analyse risk, providing a clear evidence base to make clear professional recommendations.An ability to be able to work directly with the wider public, foster carers and young people, and be able to produce clear, evidence based and analytical assessments.The ability to assimilate information and present clear, concise summaries and present the information well as high...

The Senior Practitioner role reports to the Team Manager providing leadership of practice through exemplary direct work; development of staff and specialist focused on a given area of practice. They are an expert practitioner who directly delivers or contributes to the delivery of positive safety and well-being outcomes for children. They will support other staff within the team to develop their level of practice and expertise and growing the confidence in their practice. The Senior Practitioner would have a developed ability to deliver on outcomes and functions as a role model for their team through the effective exercise of the following functions: •Engagement and relationship building / maintaining. •Analytical and continuous assessment •High standard of report writing and case recording •Making professional judgments and recommendations based on assessment and review •Development, co-ordination, implementation, and review of evidence-based plans •The provision of direct help by...

Grade 11 - 14; £41,793 - £49,890 + £5,000 welcome payment + £2,500 retention payment“Join a vibrant, culturally diverse team, that supports you to improve the lives of children and young people?” The Opportunity We would welcome you to come and work in a vibrant and culturally diverse community, that supports our social work staff to deliver excellence in their practice. We want Social Workers to join us that are motivated to strengthen families, putting children at the centre of everything that we do. Social Work with Families brings together people working for children who are subject to child protection plans, children in need, and Children Looked After. Children who may be in the Public Law Outline process, or Court proceedings. We work in a small Locality service, with your Team Manager, Business Support Officer and colleagues who will support you to use your skills and knowledge to create the best possible outcomes for children and families in Croydon. The London Borough of...

Not afraid of a challenge? We need committed knowledgeable social workers to help us with our core business – empowering and supporting people who need signposting, community support, or even some direct help from the Council. We have a strong operating model of strength-based practice.At this difficult time the Council Leadership has made clear their support for our statutory functions, including Adult Social Care. We know where our priorities are.We have an established and stable base of Team Managers to work with you and support you, our vacancy rates are low - and we rarely use agency staff, preferring to concentrate our efforts on looking after our permanent staff. This includes having a dedicated Training officer supporting adult social care, and a Principal Social Worker to support staff welfare and practice. We have also recently upgraded our electronic recording system. You are expected to have post qualifying experience and be prepared to take on supervision and support...

We are seeking a qualified and experienced Team Manager to join us and support our extremely talented team of Social Workers to driving the service forward. You will lead and manage performance of a team and foster a culture of continuous learning and reflection of practice that inspires staff to give their best in their roles.The responsibilities include the following, so we ask that you have this experience: •Assessment and planning of children in need, including those in need of protection and subject to legal proceedings •Direct work with children and families to achieve desired safety and well-being outcomes. •Promoting the achievement of permanence for children , particularly children we look after through assessment and care / permanence planning. The role will involve you using a range of systemic ideas in your work, including promoting a practice philosophy which seeks to empower service users, build on individual strengths, and develop strategies which support them to...

Not afraid of a challenge? We need committed knowledgeable social workers with experience of having worked in statutory mental health services (preferably but not essential) and strong desire to train and progress to Approved Mental Health Professional qualifications (essential). Successful candidates will support us to deliver statutory and non-statutory social care interventions to Croydon Residents experiencing mental health difficulties while strengthening our core offer in empowering and supporting people who need signposting, community support, or even some direct help from the Council. At this difficult time the Council Leadership has made clear their support for our statutory functions, including Adult Social Care. We know where our priorities are. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to express an interest in different specialism either working with people in placements or working with locality teams or work with our early intervention psychosis services....

Social Worker/ Advanced Social Worker; Young Croydon Grade / Salary: Grade 11 - 14; £41,793 - £49,890 + £2,500 retention payment + £5,000 welcome paymentHours of work:36 per week / Monday – Friday Contract type:Permanent “Have you got the passion and drive to make positive changes in the lives of children and young people?” The Opportunity As a Social Worker in the Young Croydon Service, you will be holding a well-managed case load of young people aged 11-18 where the risk is located predominantly outside of the home. You will work with a passionate and dedicated team of social workers and adolescent workers to help reduce risk in the community and support young people to achieve the potential and move away from those who seek to exploit them. For you, this investment means you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and develop your career as well as make your mark by helping to shape the way we support children and families. Benefits of Working With Us Highly competitive...