Childrens Social Worker Uk Sponsorship Available

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

About the Borough

Sutton has plenty to be proud of, both as a council and as a borough. This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our achievement in resolving our financial concerns thus far, the way we involve and engage residents on major borough issues, and the enthusiastic and motivated personnel that we employ.

Looking ahead, there are plans for new homes and schools, as well as the development of the London Cancer Hub, and the Council is regarded as a driving force within the South London Partnership, which is comprised of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.

All of this reflects a strong track record and an authority that is ambitious and determined to make further changes for the borough. Our business plan, Ambitious for Sutton, outlines our vision for Sutton’s future. This strategic plan will change our outcomes, services, and impact on residents in order to make Sutton a great location to live, work, and raise a family.

Sutton is located in Zone 5, and it is less than 30 minutes by rail from downtown London. South and south west London are also easily accessible by public transport. There are ten train stations that serve significant districts in the borough, with direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars, and St Pancras International. Sutton also offers direct rail links to Epsom, Dorking, Guildford, and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an Underground interchange and West Croydon for the Overground. There is also a large road network that allows quick and easy access to the M25 and M23.

About the Role

Children’s Social Worker, Court Team

Welcome and Retention Bonuses:

• £1000 will be paid in your first month’s salary and again at the conclusion of your first year of service.
• £2000 paid after your second completed year of service.
• £3000 is paid in your third year of service and every year afterward.
• The overall package comes to £47,857 (including the retention bonus).

Social workers in this service area can operate flexibly between home and work to address service needs while also appreciating the benefits of a hybrid approach of working.

We are seeking confident and skilled Social Workers to work in the Court and Adoption Service. Our goal is to provide the finest results for children and young people.

Social workers in the Court and Adoption Service are in charge of situations involving children who are in the care of others or who live at home. Your responsibilities will involve carrying out all tasks related with working with children under statutory frameworks, ensuring compliance with Court directions, and providing the Court with child-focused evidence, analysis, and well-informed care plans. You will play an important role in working directly with children and young people, ensuring that their wants and opinions are heard, respected, and communicated to the court. It’s an exciting moment to join Sutton because we’ve established a Special Guardianship Team and Therapeutic Support Workers to manage SGO and Parenting evaluations, assisting all Social Workers in the Courts Team.

Your knowledge and expertise will enable you to use social work theories to develop and test hypotheses in order to obtain professional conclusions and decisions. You will produce high-quality professional paperwork related to your service area, as well as the ability to prioritise your workload and operate within set deadlines. Human rights and social justice principles are central to the role, and you must strike a balance between protecting individual rights and successfully using professional power and accountability to protect vulnerable children and young people.

About Us:

Ofsted describes the London Borough of Sutton as “uncompromising in its focus on enhancing the quality of frontline social work.”

The London Borough of Sutton collaborates closely with Kingston University and regional partners as part of the Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership (SWTP). To foster continual learning and development, the partnership provides employees with a variety of pre- and post-qualifying education programs. Staff are expected to support the practical education of Social Work students and those in the assessed and supported year of employment (ASYE). Staff can also attend conferences and workshops, as well as access research and practice tools, to help them develop professionally.

Our Team

Sutton’s Court Team offers a specialised service to children in care proceedings, working closely with courts to ensure their safety and well-being through permanency.

The Borough takes pride in its engagement with children and young people, and the Court team is no exception, with professionals expected to interact directly with children to elicit their voices and provide age-appropriate clarity and reassurance. We prioritise helping our social workers advance in their careers.

Sutton ensures that our social workers have acceptable workloads, receive regular supervision, and have opportunities for professional development and advancement through annual reviews. Court Social Workers will also be able to improve their abilities by completing a number of examinations, such as viability, parenting, and together and apart assessments.

About You

The successful candidates will be eager and motivated, with a caring and calm demeanour. When dealing with delicate issues, you will display empathy as well as good interpersonal skills through the use of various communication techniques. Demonstrating the capacity to assess and record a child’s needs using evidence-based practice to support decision-making. We seek proposals from experienced child protection practitioners who can write fully, communicate clearly, and provide evidence-based analysis.

Our management culture is robust, accessible, and supportive, so you will receive regular supervision and the opportunity to participate in case discussions.

In addition, we would expect the selected candidate to demonstrate the following competencies (not limited to):

• You are a qualified social worker with a social work degree or recognised qualification and registered with the applicable regulatory authority, Social Work England.
• Have completed the Assessment and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
• Have a good level of experience working in a children’s and family settings and managing a complicated case load.
• Hold the necessary skills, knowledge, and aptitude to guarantee that all vulnerable persons are protected from abuse, and that all statutory functions, local policies, and procedures are followed in a timely and documented manner.

Our Offer to You.

As a talent-driven organisation, we are dedicated to helping you reach your full potential and will provide you with a helpful, friendly, and collaborative environment in which to grow and develop your career and talents. We are continually aiming to improve our working practices, so sharing your ideas, no matter how big or small, will be fully appreciated and supported by your colleagues as well as our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition, we provide a modern and flexible working environment for our employees, which is backed by our IT infrastructure, which includes Google Chromebook and Google Apps.

Employees have access to a variety of benefits, including:

• Generous yearly leave entitlement and bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
• Flexi-time (Please note, this relates to responsibilities at grades 1-9 only.)
• A comprehensive learning and development programme
• Local and national discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Car parking scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and the cycle-to-work program
• Zip Car Scheme
• Free eye exams and contributions towards glasses.
• Confidential wellbeing and psychotherapy support
• Subsidised gym membership

Application Process

Please apply online, detailing the talents, abilities, and experience that make you a perfect candidate for this position. When completing your application, please be sure to refer to the requirements specified in the job profile.

To promote our diversity objective and eliminate the risk of prejudice in our recruitment operations, our short listing method entirely anonymises personal information that can be used to identify job applicants, such as their name and title. Our hiring managers assess and short list applications based on the information supplied in your application about how well you fulfil the role’s requirements and criteria, as specified in the job profile.

The closing date is provided as a guideline. We retain the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications are received. To avoid disappointment, we strongly suggest you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Additional Information

We take pride in being a diverse, inclusive, and inviting Borough, and we strive to develop a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We respect differences and recognise the benefits of diversity in our team. We welcome and promote employment applications from people of all backgrounds, but especially from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates, as well as disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. As part of our Disability Confident Committed status, we promise to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential requirements for the position.

We provide a variety of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, employee involvement forums, and inclusive staff networks to assist advance our diversity agenda.

The UK has implemented a new points-based immigration system that affects both EU and non-EU workers, as well as sponsorship requirements. We recommend that you consult the GOV.UK website for right to work information.

Important Information: Criminal Records

This position is excluded from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and thus appointment will be contingent on receiving a satisfactory result from a police records check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) assists employers in making safer recruitment decisions and preventing inappropriate individuals from working with sensitive populations, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).